Jamaican Festival Bread

Name: Jamaican Festival Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 200g plain flour; 150g fine cornmeal; 3 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 150ml water; oil for deep frying

Sweet fried cornmeal dumplings from Jamaica — slightly sweet, golden and perfect alongside jerk meats.

Total time

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Caribbean

Vegan

Ingredients

200gplain flour

150gfine cornmeal

3 tbspsugar

1 tspbaking powder

1/2 tspsalt

150mlwater

oilfor deep frying

Instructions

Mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Add water gradually to form a soft dough.

Divide into 8. Roll each into a long oval or sausage shape.

Deep-fry at 175°C for 4–5 minutes until golden.

Drain on paper towels. Serve warm alongside jerk chicken or escovitch fish.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

358

Protein

7.8g

Fat

Carbs

77.5g

Fiber

4.1g

Sodium

358mg

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