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Hard dough bread, also called hardo bread, is a
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similar to the Pullman loaf or pain de mie, although hard dough bread tends to be sweeter. The dough consists of
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. Additional ingredients such as
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, molasses, and vegetable shortening can be used. It typically has a dense consistency and is typically brushed with sugared water before baking. It is a
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in Jamaican households. Hard dough bread loaves are usually rectangular shaped and can be bought already sliced or unsliced. Most loaves are wrapped in plastic when bought.


History

The bread originated from Chinese immigrants who brought the recipe to Jamaica.


Usage

Hard dough bread is used much the same as a Pullman loaf: as a vehicle for spreads such as
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or jam; for dipping into liquids, a common one being
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; or to make
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es. It is also commonly paired with various kinds of porridge (such as cornmeal, green banana, peanut etc.) in the Jamaican household, and is eaten by breaking a slice into small chunks and mixing them into the cooked porridge after serving. Hard dough bread is more resistant than Pullman bread to becoming soggy and breaking apart in sandwiches with fried, greasy fillings such as plantain and egg.


See also

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Bulla bread Bulla cake, usually referred to as bulla, is a rich Jamaican cake made with molassesGrace CameroBulla pear & A likely pair September 25, 2003 Jamaica Gleaner and spiced with ginger and nutmeg, sometimes dark-colored and other times light-colored. ...
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Bammy Bammy is a traditional Jamaican cassava flatbread descended from the simple flatbread eaten by the Arawaks, Jamaica's original inhabitants. Today, it is produced in many rural communities and sold in stores and by street vendors in Jamaica and ab ...
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Coco bread Coco bread is eaten in Jamaica and other areas of the Caribbean. The bread contains some coconut milk, and is starchy and slightly sweet in taste. It is often split in half and stuffed with a Jamaican patty to form a sandwich in the same manner a ...
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Jamaican cuisine Jamaican cuisine includes a mixture of cooking techniques, flavours and spices influenced by Amerindian, African, Irish, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Indian, Chinese and Middle Eastern people who have inhabited the island. It is also ...
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List of breads This is a list of notable baked or steamed bread varieties. This list does not include cakes, pastries, or fried dough foods, which are listed in separate Wikipedia articles. It also does not list foods in which bread is an ''ingredient'' which is ...
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List of Jamaican dishes This is a list of Jamaican dishes and foods. Jamaican cuisine includes a mixture of cooking techniques, flavors, spices and influences from the indigenous people on the island of Jamaica, and the Africans who have inhabited the island. It is also ...


References

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