Recipes · Jamaican · Bread

Festival

One serving has 370 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (38%), phosphorus (32%), selenium (31%), vitamin K (29%), riboflavin (27%) and folate (26%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Festival
Photo: Xaymacan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (99 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 45 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 10 g Cornmeal, yellow
  • 8 g Sugar
  • 1.5 g Baking powder
  • 20 g Milk, whole
  • 0.5 g Vanilla extract
  • 14 g Vegetable oil

Method

  1. Mix the flour, cornmeal, sugar and baking powder in a bowl.
  2. Stir in the milk and vanilla to form a soft, slightly sticky dough; knead briefly for 1-2 minutes.
  3. Rest for 10 minutes, then divide and roll into small logs about 8 cm long.
  4. Heat the oil in a pan to 175 °C (350 °F).
  5. Fry the dumplings for 2-3 minutes a side, turning, until puffed and golden brown all over and cooked through in the middle.
  6. Drain on paper towel and serve warm, traditionally alongside fried fish.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy370 kcal17%
Carbohydrates51.7 g
Water24.4 mL
Fiber1.6 g5%
Protein6 g12%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.17 g
Isoleucine0.22 g
Leucine0.48 g
Lysine0.17 g
Methionine0.12 g
Cystine0.12 g
Phenylalanine0.3 g
Tyrosine0.19 g
Valine0.26 g
Histidine0.14 g
Fat15.3 g
Monounsaturated3.4 g
Polyunsaturated8.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-67.3 g
Saturated2.6 g
Trans-Fats0.09 g
Cholesterol2 mg
Calcium140 mg14%
Copper0.08 mg9%
Iron2.7 mg15%
Magnesium15.8 mg5%
Manganese0.33 mg18%
Phosphorus224 mg32%
Potassium89.7 mg2%
Selenium17.1 µg31%
Sodium129 mg
Zinc0.46 mg6%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.42 mg38%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.3 mg27%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.2 mg23%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.3 mg6%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.05 mg4%
Folate (vitamin B9)104 µg26%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.09 µg4%
Choline3.8 mg1%
Vitamin A10.3 µg1%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)10.2 IU2%
Vitamin E1.3 mg8%
Vitamin K25.9 µg29%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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