How to Make Jamaican Fried Dumplings
Fried dumplings are a staple in Jamaica, often served to balance out the heat in spicy Jamaican foods. Their slight sweetness also makes them a perfect breakfast food. Traditionally, they have a number of slight variations, and are also known as johnny cake or festival dumplings. Follow these steps to make Jamaican fried dumplings. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 6 tbsp. corn meal
- 6 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/3 cup Half & Half
- 1 cup cold water
- Peanut oil for frying
Instructions
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Sift the the flour, corn meal, salt and baking powder in a large bowl, and stir in the brown sugar.
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Mix the vanilla, water and half & half in a separate small bowl, and then stir the liquids into the dry mixture, making a soft dough. Knead the dough a few times without removing it from the bowl.
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Place a dry towel over the bowl and set it aside for about 30 minutes.
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Flour your hands lightly, and form the dough into eight equal sections. Knead them as you pull and work them into oblong shapes about 1/8 inch thick.
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Heat the peanut oil and deep-fry the dumplings until they're golden brown, turning them once. Don't allow the oil to get too hot. Frying should take about 3 minutes per side.
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Remove the Jamaican fried dumplings from the hot oil with a slotted spoon and put them on paper towels to drain.
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Comments
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this is not what we call fried dumplings in jamaica. this is more a receipe for something called *festival*.
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With this recipe you can achieve very nice texture if not over needed, a bit over sweet so maybe try less sugar an you can substitute the half an half for cold milk..
