Authentic Jamaican Toto (Original , Best Recipe )

 

Ingredients

1 cup brown

sugar

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

2 cups grated coconut

2 tsp vanilla

1/4 lb margarine or butter

1/2 cup milk, water or coconut milk 

1 egg, beaten (Optional, add a 1/4 cup water or coconut milk )

grated rind of 1/2 lime

a few drops of browning or molasses (for colour)

Method

 1.Cream butter and sugar.

2. Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg in a deep bowl. Add lime rind and grated coconut and mix well, until coconut is evenly distributed through the mixture.

3. Add to creamed butter and sugar. Mix in egg, vanilla and browning. Add milk slowly, until mixture makes a fairly stiff dough.

4. Bake in a greased pan at 350F for 1/2 hour. Cut into squares or slices and serve.