Easiest Way to Make Yummy Caribbean Fried Bakes aka Dumplings/Festivals

Caribbean Fried Bakes aka Dumplings/Festivals.

You can have Caribbean Fried Bakes aka Dumplings/Festivals using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Caribbean Fried Bakes aka Dumplings/Festivals

1. It's 240 g of Self-Raising Flour.
2. You need 1 Tsp of Brown Sugar.
3. You need 30 g of Butter.
4. Prepare 1 Tsp of Salt.
5. You need 220 g of Coconut Milk.
6. It's of Vegetable Oil.

Caribbean Fried Bakes aka Dumplings/Festivals instructions

1. In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients such as Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder and Salt. Make a well in the middle of the dry mix, add 1 Tsp of Oil before mixing and adding the butter (can opt for Vegan Butter)..
2. Keep mixing and kneading the dough as you gradually add the milk (can use water instead). You don't have to use the entire milk should you achieve the right dough consistency. However, should you use too much milk, add flour gradually until thickens vice versa..
3. Leave the dough aside to set and become plump for 30 minutes - 1 hour covered with a damp tea towel. When the dough is ready, cut the dough into 6 pieces or as size desired whether it's bigger or smaller. Roll each piece into a ball before gently flattening the dough using your palm or finger tips..
4. When ready to cook, fill a deep pan/pot with oil for deep frying on medium heat. Pierce both sides of the dough with a fork before frying both sides until golden brown. Make sure they're cooked in the middle and the oil is not too hot to avoid burning them..
5. Serve with almost anything and everything. Can be an appetiser, part of a main or even a side dish. This can also be a dessert once you sprinkle caster sugar on top or fill with either chocolate or jam, YUM!.