Name: Jamaican Johnny Cake with Eggs & Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 Cups All purpose Flour; 1 tbsp Baking powder; 2 tbsp Butter or Margarine; 1/3 cup Water or Milk (You can use milk or water its just as tasty with either.); Cooking Oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; 4-6 Egg; 1 tbsp Butter; Salt & Pepper to taste; Cheese of Choice

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These light and crispy Johnny Cakes are just delicious and easy for breakfast. I made It pretty simple and easy. Usually, the Jamaican traditional Johnny Cake is made round in a ball shape and serves with the national dish Ackee & Saltfish or Calaloo, Mackerel among many others.
In my version, I made them flat and thick on the inside to be able to cut in the center and add my eggs and cheese. Just so you know, I only added eggs and cheese because that was my preference, wasn’t feeling for bacon or ham. However, you can add bacon and/or ham to make your cakes a lot more interesting and to your liking.

Jamaican Johnny Cake with Eggs & Cheese

Fallon Brooks

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Course Breakfast, Side Dish

Cuisine Jamaican

Servings 2 people

Ingredients

2 Cups All purpose Flour
1 tbsp Baking powder
2 tbsp Butter or Margarine
1/3 cup Water or Milk You can use milk or water its just as tasty with either.
Cooking Oil
1/2 tsp Salt

TO MAKE EGG & CHEESE

4-6 Egg
1 tbsp Butter
Salt & Pepper to taste
Cheese of Choice

Instructions

Heat cooking oil at medium heat in a deep skillet.
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and butter.
Rub the butter into the flour mixture, then add the milk OR water until it dissolved and a dough form is made.
Divide the dough base on the size dumplings you would like to make. You can do them flat like mine or do them round like a ball.
Add dumplings to the frying pot until they are golden brown on all sides. After frying place them on a plate lined with paper towel so that the oil drains onto it.

EGG & CHHESE

In a skillet add butter and fry the eggs just as how you like them, make sure to add salt pepper and spices (optional) NB. 2 eggs at a time.
Place the cheese over the egg for 1 minute to melt.
When your done you should end up with roughly, 8 dumplings and 2 seperate fried egg with cheese on top.
Cut the egg and cheese in 4 quarters and divide them amoung the dumplings.
Garnish with shredded cheese.

Notes

Make sure the butter is not to hard or melted. When it is soft, it will easily rub in with the dough mixture.
If the dough is too hard, add a little more milk or water; If is too soft add more flour.