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Dominican Bakes

Name: Dominican Bakes
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups cups All purpose flour; 1 tablespoon tablespoon Baking Powder; 1 tablespoon tablespoon Salt; 1/2 tbs tbs Sugar; 2 cups cups Milk; 1 ½ tbsp tbsp Butter; 2 cups cups Vegetable Oil

Combine dry ingredients and mix (flour, salt, and baking powder) Add lightly melted butter mix. Gradually add lukewarm milk. Gently knead the dough with hands. The dough should not be firm but with a…

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By CookInstruction Kitchen Published 3 Sep 2026 Updated 13 Oct 2026 Updated Updated 14 hours ago

Prep: 14 min
Cook: 32 min
Total: 46 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Medium

Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.

Ingredients

4 cups All purpose flour

1 tablespoon Baking Powder

1 tablespoon Salt

1/2 tbs Sugar

2 cups Milk

1 ½ tbsp Butter

2 cups Vegetable Oil

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Cooking instructions

Combine dry ingredients and mix (flour

Combine dry ingredients and mix (flour, salt, and baking powder)

Add lightly melted butter mix

Add lightly melted butter mix.

Gradually add lukewarm milk

Gradually add lukewarm milk.

Gently knead the dough with hands

Gently knead the dough with hands.

The dough should not be firm

The dough should not be firm but with a sticky consistency.

Separate into small portions in the

Separate into small portions in the shapes of balls based on the desired size.

Let the balls rest for 15

Let the balls rest for 15 – 20 minutes covered with a towel or saran wrap.

Flatten dough using hands, using your

Flatten dough using hands, using your thumb to press dough in

Deep fry in a saucepan (I

Deep fry in a saucepan (I use a saucepan because the frying pan is too wide, and I'll need to use too much oil to deep fry). Use medium heat.

Turn over on the other side

Turn over on the other side when dough strarts getting brown, then turn over to brown the other side

Enjoy with your favorite side

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Scale it

Use the servings stepper above the ingredients and every quantity adjusts. Cooking times stay roughly the same.

Storage

Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.

Reheating

Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.

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