Johnny Cakes
Johnny Cakes – widely popular Caribbean quick bread made with flour, coconut milk, baking powder, salt and sugar. Great accompaniment for breakfast, lunch and even dinner.
Servings 4 cakes
Calories 242kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 tablespoon shortening or unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoon sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; add shortening or butter, and, using your fingers, rub into flour mixture to form pea-size crumbles.
- Gently stir in coconut milk into dry ingredients until all is moistened and holds together (like a ball).
- Place on a floured board and knead for about a minute. Divide dough into about 12 pieces and roughly shape into ball.
- Flatten each ball to ½ inch thick, place on cookie sheet and lightly poke the top of each ball with a fork. Brush with coconut milk.
- Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned
- Remove and serve warm.
Nutrition
Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 238mg | Potassium: 223mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2.8mg