Jamaican Bammy

Love Jamaican food? Love simplicity? Then this Jamaican bammy recipe made with cassava flour will capture your heart...your stomach too!

Ingredients

• 3 cups   Cassava Flour
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 ¼ - 2 ¼ cups water
• Coconut milk

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, mix together the flour and salt.
2. Slowly begin to mix in the water. Stop after you reach 1 ¼ cup and mix well. Add additional water as needed until you have a stiff dough. Stiff is the key. Not crumbling, not moist. Nice and stiff.
3. Cover the bowl and set aside for 30 minutes.
4. Cut the dough into 6 equal portions.
5. Sprinkle a cutting board with cassava flour and roll each portion of dough out until they are about 4 inch round and ½ inch thick.
6. Heat a cast iron or stainless steel pan over medium heat.
7. Add enough palm shortening to lightly grease the pan.
8. Cook each round for 3-5 minutes per side. You want each side browned.
9. Serve warm.

Notes

If you want to take this recipe a step further and give the Bammy some amazing added flavor (and make it more like a traditional Jamaican Bammy), take each cooked piece of Bammy and immediately soak it in coconut milk for 3 minutes. Refry it until lightly browned.