Johnny cakes

[Locksmon_USVI]

2 cups of flower
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup warm water (add little more if needed)
Oil, for deep-fat frying

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in mixing bowl. Add the butter and mix ingredients until crumbly. Add water and mix until a smooth stiff dough is formed. Knead thoroughly but lightly, until all lumps have disappeared. Place dough on a floured board and cover with a damp towel. Let rest at least for 30 minutes.

In a deep saucepan, pour in oil to a depth of 3 to 4 inches and heat. Roll small peices of dough into balls and flatten. Or, roll out dough to about a half-inch thickness and cut into squares. Fry johnny cakes on both sides until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. They fry quickly so monitor the frying pan.

Dey mo yo practice, dey better dey come out.

Word of mouth: In the beginning, old tyme people call them journey cakes because they keep long without midewing. They were a common take along food when people took long journeys, hence the name. Also, they were a traditional item at weddings. Over a period of tyme, people adopted the name Johnny cakes.

[Scorpion Tiger]

As much as I love johnny cake I can never make them right. I'll try your way and see how it goes.

[matrixgyal]

I'll have to try this

[Cha_liss]

try ah ting and see if I geh dem do.

[QueenKrucial]

gey that's cool we bahamians have johnny cake but we don't fry it ...we dis bake it like a bread...but cool ting

[Niquieg]

I can't never seem to get my johnny cake them right, but then again my grandmother always giving instructions like a lil bit, and a pinch and just enough. Maybe you might be4 able to help me out some. Thankx

[vi_qt]

Instead of warm water. You need to use ice cold water. Try it. It will make a much flakier
dough.

[Bajan~Trini_Cutie]

po man's cakes :laugh:

[Jamaica Yow!]

2 cups of flower
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup warm water (add little more if needed)
Oil, for deep-fat frying

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in mixing bowl. Add the butter and mix ingredients until crumbly. Add water and mix until a smooth stiff dough is formed. Knead thoroughly but lightly, until all lumps have disappeared. Place dough on a floured board and cover with a damp towel. Let rest at least for 30 minutes.

In a deep saucepan, pour in oil to a depth of 3 to 4 inches and heat. Roll small peices of dough into balls and flatten. Or, roll out dough to about a half-inch thickness and cut into squares. Fry johnny cakes on both sides until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. They fry quickly so monitor the frying pan.

Dey mo yo practice, dey better dey come out.

Word of mouth: In the beginning, old tyme people call them journey cakes because they keep long without midewing. They were a common take along food when people took long journeys, hence the name. Also, they were a traditional item at weddings. Over a period of tyme, people adopted the name Johnny cakes.
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