Jamaican Festival Dumplings 🇯🇲

Jamaican Festivals are normally eaten on the beach with Escovitch Fish, but they goes great with everything! This recipe of Festival is so easy and really tasty!!

Jerk Chicken recipe    • Jerk Chicken, slowly cook on the grill  

*Festival Dumplings Recipe*
2 cups all purpose flour (sifting is need be )
1/3 cup cornmeal
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp butter
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup water
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 pinch of cinnamon powder (optional)
1 cup cooking oil for frying
(This recipe gives 10-12 festivals)

*Instructions*
Mix all the dry ingredients, then add (water mix with vanilla) to the dry ingredients.

Knead dough for about 5 minutes until smooth and slightly sticky.

Cover and allow to rest for 45minutes to 1 hour

After resting, pinch a piece of dough and roll between hands into a long shape, as shown in video.

Place them on a slightly flour flat container

Add cooking oil to frying pan over low heat

Add festival dough, fry 2-3 per side, then flip them over.

Festival takes about 5-6 minutes to fully cook and have that golden color.

Remove from oil, place on paper towel to drain excess oil

Serve and Enjoy!!