Johnny cakes

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These Jamaican 'cakes' are also known as journey cakes because they are ideal as a travelling snack.

Ingredients

• 500 g plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 30 g butter
• Water
• Oil for deep frying

Method

1. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
2. Mix in the butter and enough water to make a stiff dough.
3. Shape them into 5 cm balls and deep fry them in moderately hot oil until they are brown.

Serving suggestions

Serve with butter for breakfast, or as an accompaniment to fish or meat.

See also

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonnycake
• http://southernfood.about.com/od/cornbread/r/bl01002g.htm
• http://www.jamaicans.com/cooking/traditional/johnny.shtml