Dinner · 30 min · caribbean

Festival — Jamaican Cornmeal Dumplings

If you like all-purpose flour, you’ll love this Caribbean dinner — 30 minutes from craving to table.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 cup Cornmeal
• 3 tbsp Granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp Baking powder
• 1 cup Water
• 3 cups Vegetable oil
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Steps

1. Mix the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt, then stir in the water and vanilla to form a soft dough. Festival is sweet — noticeably sweeter than a plain dumpling.
2. Shape into 3-inch finger-length ovals with wet hands. The classic festival shape is like a small, plump finger.
3. Fry at 350°F for 4 to 5 minutes, turning, until deep golden all over. They should be crisp outside and fluffy inside.
4. Drain on a rack.
5. Serve hot alongside escovitch fish, rundown, or ackee and saltfish — festival is the sweet, golden companion to Jamaica’s savory classics.

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