Jamaican Festival - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. flour
pinch of allspice
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. baking powder
3 Tbsp. cornmeal
2 1/2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 c. water
oil

Preparation

Sift the first four ingredients.
Add the cornmeal and sugar. Add vanilla to the water.
Add the water to the dry ingredients, binding to form a soft dough.
Knead lightly.
Leave, covered, for 30 minutes.
Divide the dough into 8 portions.
Flour hands.
Knead lightly then roll and pull each portion to form a 6 x 1 1/2-inch length about 1/8-inch thick.
Dip Festival in flour and cornmeal mixture, then fry in plenty of hot oil until golden brown.
Pierce with a fork while frying.
If serving with fried fish, fry the Festival after the fish in the same oil.
Makes 8.