Jamaican Festival Fried Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
3 tablespoons cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
2/3 cup water
vegetable oil (for frying)

Preparation

Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and cornmeal and combine.
Add the sugar and stir.
Add the vanilla to the water, and then add the mixture to the dry ingredients, binding to form a soft dough.
Knead lightly.
Leave covered for about 1/2 an hour. Divide the dough into eight portions.
Flour hands.
Knead lightly, then roll and pull each portion to form a 6 inch x 1 1/2 inch length, about 1/8 in thick. You can make shorter ones too.
Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Driain on paper towels.