Name: Coconut Paymee
Yield: Makes 30
Ingredients: Kitchen twine; 2 tablespoon golden raisins (optional); 2 cups masa harina; 1½ cups fresh or frozen grated unsweetened coconut; ½ cup grated pumpkin or butternut squash; 30 (8-inch) squares of banana leaf or corn husk; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter; ¾ cup sugar; 2 teaspoons coarse salt

Preparation info

Makes
30

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sweet Hands

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

About

A delicious sweet version of paymee, like pastelles they are wrapped in banana leaves or corn husks and then steamed.

Ingredients

2 cups masa harina
2 teaspoons coarse salt
¾ cup

Method

Combine the masa harina, salt, and sugar in a medium bowl and set aside.
Melt the butter in a shallow frying pan and add the raisins, stirring constantly until plumped. Add the coconut and pumpkin or squash and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the coconut mixture to the dry ingredients. Gradually stir in about ¾ cup of water until you