Authentic Jamaican Festival Sweet Dumpling
Jamaican festival dumpling is slightly sweet, it’s a type of street food eaten mostly with escovitch fish, jerk pork, or The BEST Authentic Jamaican Jerk Fried Chicken. It’s similar to Jamaican Fried Dumpling and a Johnny Cake except for its shape and slightly sweet flavor.
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- ¾ cup cornmeal
- 2 tsp of baking powder
- ½ tsp of salt
- 4 tbsp of sugar
- 3-4 tbsp of soft butter
- 1 cup milk or water adjust water to form soft dough. You can use almond milk
- ½ tsp grated nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Oil for deep-frying
Instructions
- In a bowl mix together the flour,baking powder, cornmeal, sugar, nutmeg and salt.Then add butter
- Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients then , add milk, and knead the dough to form a soft dough.
- Divide dough into 15-20 equal pieces. Set aside for about 30 minutes to 1 hour If making festivals shape the dough like you would a sausage-like oval, by rolling with your hands together. keep repeating the process until finish
- In a large, saucepan pour vegetable oil, until it is at least 3 inches, and place on medium heat until the oil is 350 degrees.
- Fry until golden brown about 7 10 minutes depending on size. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper napkin. Let it cool and serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 4gCalories: 322kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gSodium: 339mgPotassium: 80mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 0.2IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 171mgIron: 4mg
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