Caribbean Johnny Cakes

Name: Caribbean Johnny Cakes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 serving
Ingredients: 250 g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp caster sugar; 30 g unsalted butter; 55 ml milk; 65 ml water; 300 ml vegetable oil

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings
6
Course
Side Dish, Breakfast, Snacks, Lunch
Cuisine
Caribbean

Caribbean Johnny Cakes

Iris Warren

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Perfect served with salty cheese as a lunch, snack, side dish to a soup/stew.. or even a breakfast! These crisp yet soft Caribbean bread rolls are dangerously addictive.

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Ingredients

Servings

250 g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp caster sugar
30 g unsalted butter melted
55 ml milk semi-skimmed or whole
65 ml water
300 ml vegetable oil any is fine...rapeseed, sunflower..

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Instructions

Mix together all the dry ingredients in your stand mixer bowl. Melt your butter.
Pour in the butter, the milk and water and mix together with a d-scraper or wooden spoon to incorporate into a dough.
Knead for 5 minutes using your mixer and dough hook, until the dough is soft and smooth. Leave to rest for 20 minutes.
Once rested, cut the dough into 6 equal pieces and roll them until around 1cm thickness (circles).
Heat your oil in a shallow frying pan or saucepan until it reaches around 180 degrees. A thermometer is handy but you can also just drop a small piece of bread in the pan and if it sizzles quickly, you'll know it's ready!
Drop in your dough carefully, two at a time. Fry for around 5 minutes, turning them every minute or so. You'll know they are done when they are golden. Place on a couple of kitchen towels on a plate to soak up the oil. Serve warm.

Notes

Storage/freezing - Johnny cakes will last for a couple of days. You could toast or grill them if they become a bit ‘stale’. I personally haven’t frozen any but I reckon you could freeze them in a freezer bag and they would be fine for couple of months. You could also freeze the dough too for a month or so.
Reheating - Johnny cakes do taste nice cold but If you want to enjoy them hot again, you could toast them or place them under the grill for a few minutes.