Johnnycake Bahamian Style Food

BAHAMIAN JOHNNY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Combine dry ingredients and cut in the butter until pea sized. Add milk to make a soft dough and knead until smooth. Let dough rest for about 10 minutes.
• 2. You can use either of these cooking methods: Heat a cast iron skillet on very low to medium low heat on the stove top and grease well. Roll out the dough into a disk that neatly fits in the pan. Grill on each side about 10-15 minutes being careful not to burn it. Flipping it is a challenge. I used 2 spatulas in tandem. Check for doneness and cut into wedges and eat. This is how they do it in the Bahamas.
• 3. OR place the dough in a greased 8 or 9 inch round or square pan. Pierce the top with a fork and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and brush with milk, return to oven and bake for 5 minutes more. Then EAT IT.

JOHNNY CAKES (THE BAHAMAS)

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together, then cut in the shortening. Work the mixture with your hands until the grains are about the size of rice.
• Add milk until you get a soft dough (I had to use a bit more than the recipe called for).
• Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.
• Let the dough rest for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a greased 9x9 inch pan. You will have to press it down so it fills in all the corners. Poke the top of the dough a few times with a fork.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. You can tell the cake is done when it starts to turn a little golden around the edges.

BAHAMIAN JOHNNY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 11x15 baking pan and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder and then add the sugar and salt. With your fingers, gently knead in the stick of butter until well incorporated in the mixture. Add in the eggs, vegetable oil, milk and water and mix well with a spoon until the texture of your mixture is between that of a bread dough and the batter of a cake mix, adding more water if necessary.
• Pour mixture into greased pan and bake for 30mins. Brush the melted butter over the top and continue to bake for another 15 mins or until golden brown and butter knife comes out clean from the middle.
• Cut in squares and serve warm with butter or jam.

JOHNNY CAKE - BAHAMIAN STYLE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients together well. Add wet ingredients and mix. Batter will be thick. Turn onto floured surface and knead several times or beat batter in bowl several times with a wooden spoon. Turn into a greased 8" round or square pan (can use an iron skillet). Dip fingers into flour and pat down dough. Prick top with a fork and brush with half of melted butter. Bake @450F for 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Brush with remaining melted butter. Cool slightly and serve warm or at room temp.

JOHNNYCAKE BAHAMIAN-STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Heat a cast iron skillet in the oven while it preheats and you prep the johnnycake.
• *Use an electric mixer and beat the butter and sugar together until creamy and light yellow. *It is helpful to use a stand up mixer to prepare this recipe if you have one.
• Add the flour, water, salt and baking powder *just* until combined.
• Pour in the milk slowly until the batter is sticky. DO NOT over-mix the batter!
• Carefully grease the cast iron skillet with butter and pour in the batter. Flatten the top.
• Bake 1 HOUR or until the edges of the johnnycake are browned. Note: the johnnycake will not rise very much.

BAHAMIAN BAKED JOHNNY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• With an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar together until combined.
• Add the flour, water, salt, and baking powder to the bowl. Combine.
• Add the milk slowly until the batter is sticky.
• Dust hands with flour. Transfer dough from bowl to greased 9x9 pan. Gently flatten the dough in the pan.
• Bake for 1 hr or until the edges of the johnny cake are browned. The johnny cake will not rise much. (Every stove is different so while it's baking, keep an eye for the golden edges).