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Jamaican Fried Dumplings

Jamaican Fried Dumplings

Jamaican Fried Dumplings or "Johnny Cakes" are crispy on the outside and perfectly soft on the inside. They are the perfect comfort food for every Jamaicans.

Ready in: 20 minutes

Serves: 6

Complexity: very-easy

kcal: 101

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Ingredients

1 cup of all purpose flour, sifted
1½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp SIDS CRAZY SALT
2 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tsp butter, room temperature
About ⅓ cup water

Directions

Sift the flour, baking powder and SIDS CRAZY SALT in a medium bowl. Add the granulated sugar and whisk it all together.
Add the butter to the dry ingredients and use your hands to spread it evenly.
Pour in the water, little by little and mix it all together then using your hand, form a dough. Don't over work the dough. It will be soft, but this is what will make the dumplings soft on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Leave the dough in the bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Leave it covered for about 1 hour or let it stay overnight. (which is even better)
Dust the work surface with a small amount of flour and knead the dough. Divide into six pieces and use both hands (the palm of your hand) by doing a circular motion to form each pieces into a ball. Set each ball aside.
Pour about 2 cups of oil in a deep medium pot. Allow the oil to be heated at about 150°C.
Add each ball to the oil and fry for about 8-10 minutes by rotating each side as it fries. I used a deep fryer to fry this recipe.
Put them on a paper towel to drain off any excess oil and cool. Enjoy them while they are warm, whether by itself or with some flavourful & delicious Jamaican Curry Chicken.