French Guianese Salara Cake

Coconut filling

 * 1½ pkg or 200 g shredded coconut
 * 2½ tbsp sugar
 * ½ tsp vanilla
 * red food coloring

Dough

 * 3 – 4 cups flour
 * 1 egg
 * 1½ cups water
 * 1 tbsp sugar
 * ½ tbsp oil
 * 1 tbsp Ferminpan yeast
 * ½ tsp salt

Dough

 * 1) Beat eggs, add water, sugar, oil, salt and yeast to 4 cups of flour.
 * 2) Mix flour with liquid and add more flour while kneading.
 * 3) Let rise for 20 minutes.
 * 4) Punch down let rise again for 20 minutes.

Coconut filling

 * 1) Mix the coconut, sugar essence, food coloring and 4 tbsp water in a pot.
 * 2) Boil until dry.
 * 3) Roll out the dough and add coconut filling on top.
 * 4) Spread evenly over dough.
 * 5) Starting at one end, roll up the dough into load.
 * 6) Leave to rise for 3¼ hours.
 * 7) Bake at 350°F for ½ hour until light brown.
 * 8) Take out of oven and paint pancake syrup on top.