Conkies

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 large dried coconut, grated
• 3/4 lb grated pumpkin
• 1/2 lb grated sweet potato
• 3/4 lb sugar
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon almond essence
• 4 ounces raisins
• 1 cup flour
• 2 cups cornflour or 2 cups cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces melted butter or 4 ounces margarine
• 2 ounces melted shortening
• 1 cup milk
• banana leaves or plantain leaves, cut in 8 inch squares

Recipe

• 1 mix the coconut, pumpkin, sweet potato, sugar, spices, almond essence, raisins, flour, corn flour, and salt together thoroughly.
• 2 with a wooden spoon, stir in the melted butter, shortening and milk and mix until smooth.
• 3 place 2 heaping tablespoons of the mixture onto each plantain leaf square, fold the edges to make a neat envelope and tie securely.
• 4 steam the conkies on a rack over boiling water in a large saucepan, or in a steamer, for about 1 hour or until they are firm.
• 5 unwrap the conkies and serve on a heated dish.
• 6 note: i may be off on the amount of servings this makes. it's been a while since i made it.