Jamaican Festival (Sweet Dumpling)
A weekend Jamaican lunch. Ready in about 25 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.
- 10 minPrep (about)
- 15 minCook (about)
- 25 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ cup cornmeal
- ½ cup + 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 ¼ cups milk
Sauces & oils
- For frying oil Shopping tip: Vegetable or olive oil.
Spices & seasonings (2): vanilla extract, salt
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ tsp salt
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat heavy bottom pot of that has at least inches of oil in it or use deep fryer if you have one.
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Turn the heat on medium heat till the temperature reaches 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Add the salt, baking powder, granulated sugar, cornmeal and all-purpose flour to a large bowl.
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Stir to mix.
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Add the vanilla extract and milk.
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Stir until the dough comes together.
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Use your hands to lightly form the mix into a ball.
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Pinch off pieces of dough.
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Roll them into long oval shapes.
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Make about 12 dumplings.
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Wait until your oil has reached your temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Fry the dough on every side, until golden.
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This should take about 4-6 minutes.
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Remove dough.
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Drain off any excess grease.
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Serve.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.