Jamaican Festivals - Fried Bread
From midgelet 15 years ago
- 4 minutes to make
- Serves 6
For a more fanciful presentation, braid the dough into twists, but you can roll it out and fry it in the traditional cigar shapes are the traditional accompaniment to Jamaican jerk chicken or pork. The following recipe inspired by a jerk joint restuarant
Ingredients
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- 2 cups flour, unbleached all-purpose shopping list
- 1/4 cup cornmeal shopping list
- 3 tablespoons sugar shopping list
- 2 tablespoons baking powder shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 5 tablespoons butter, unsalted, chilled shopping list
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk, or more as needed shopping list
- 2 cups peanut oil for frying, or as needed shopping list
How to make it
- Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Cut in the butter, using two knives.
- Alternatively, mix the ingredients in a food processor fitted with a chopping blade.
- The mixture should feel crumbly, like sand.
- Add enough evaporated milk to obtain a stiff but pliable dough.
- Stir just to mix.
- Pinch off walnut-size pieces of dough and roll them between your palms to make long thin ropes.
- You should have about 24, each one about 10 inches long and 1/4 inch thick.
- Fold the ropes in half and twist them together.
- . Place the oil in a deep-fat fryer or large, deep skillet.
- Heat over medium-high heat until it reaches 350°F.
- Gently and carefully lower the festivals into the oil and fry, turning with a slotted spoon, until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes in all.
- Transfer the festivals to paper towels to drain and serve while still hot.
- Makes about 24 festivals; serves 4 to 6
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Oh wow! This sounds wonderful. I LOVE fried bread!
Straight to the saves!--Kn0x--
knoxcop
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Mmmmmm, fried bread is sooooooo good.
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