Jamaican Festival Fried Dumplings

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons cornmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2/3 cup water
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and cornmeal and combine.
• 2 add the sugar and stir.
• 3 add the vanilla to the water, and then add the mixture to the dry ingredients, binding to form a soft dough.
• 4 knead lightly.
• 5 leave covered for about 1/2 an hour. divide the dough into eight portions.
• 6 flour hands.
• 7 knead lightly, then roll and pull each portion to form a 6 inch x 1 1/2 inch length, about 1/8 in thick. you can make shorter ones too.
• 8 deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. driain on paper towels.