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Fluffy Jamaican dumplings
Serves 6
Easy
Total time:
For deep fried dumplings, place on kitchen roll straight from the pan to reduce excess oil.
soft and fluffy, these are great with casseroles, stews or deep fried with saltfish. You could also add sugar for a delicious desert treat! Absolutely scrumptious :)
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- 1 mug s/r flour
- 1/4 mug polenta (otherwise known as Jamaican porridge)
- Pinch salt
- Sprinkle black pepper
- 1-2 tablespoons water
OR add sugar to make them sweet for desert or a tasty snack
- OR add sugar to make them sweet for desert or a tasty snack
Method
step 1
Sieve s/r flour, add into a bowlstep 2
Sieve polenta, add to bowl of flourstep 3
Add pinch of salt and sprinkle of black pepperstep 4
Mix together gently with fingertipsstep 5
Add 1 tbsp water and blend in with hands until a smooth dough (not too sticky) add a second tbsp if neededstep 6
Knead dough and then pinch off a small amount and roll into a ball shape approx size of satsumastep 7
Take each dough ball and immerse into liquid (either boil, or casserole, stew etc) for 15 minsstep 8
You could also deep fry until golden brown. Test these by sticking in a fork through the middle and if it comes out clean they are readyto devour.
