Jamaican Sweet Potatoe Pudding

Jamaican Sweet Potatoe Pudding

Mix the below

1 Cup Flour

1/2 Cup Cornmeal

1 Tsp salt

1 Tsp baking powder

1 Tsp nutmeg

2 Tsp cinnamon

Chop up Caribbean or Japanese white sweet potatoes (2 - 3 medium) peeled and cubed.  Don't use yam, use sweet potatoe (the potatoe is white inside as seen in one of the pictures below)

In a food processor or a blender, puree potatoes and the below:

1 Cup coconut milk

Vanilla essence

1 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

Combine wet and dry ingredients above

Add utter and mix

Add 2 Tbsp rum and mix (raisins are optional.  I don't usually add any)

Grease Spring pan or any baking dish.

Bake 1 hr 10 min then remove and top with the Topping then bake additionally for 15 - 20 minutes at 350 F.  Below is a picture of the topping mixture, and then with the topping poured over the pudding/cake after 1 hr 10 min.

~~ Topping ~~

1 Cup coconut milk

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 Tsp cinnamon

Green Lentil Stew

• Green Lentil Stew

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• Soak lentils overnight (4 Cups Lentils with 6 cups water)
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• Then drain the lentils and add 5-6 cups of fresh water and bring to a boil
• Add garlic, ginger, coriander powder (or parsley flakes), turmeric, bay leaf and a tsp of salt etc.

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Let it simmer on low heat for 2-3 hours  

• Add 1.5 cups of milk in it, and let it simmer for another ½ hour.  Add salt as desired.
  Fry onions, cumin seeds etc. in olive oil.  When browned, add the mixture into lentils, add salt to taste.

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• Garnish with cilantro

Oatmeal Raisin Buns with Jelly in the middle

Oatmeal Raisin Buns with Jelly in the middle

Combine the below and let sit for 5 minutes.

2 Cubes Yeast

3 Cups of warm Buttermilk

(I use fresh yeast that I buy from the bakery, but you can use dry yeast)

Combine the below ingredients:

1 Tsp Salt

3/4 Cup Sugar

3 Cups Oatmeal

1 Cup raisins

Combine the below:

3/4 Canola Oil

4 Eggs

Mix all the above mixtures together and then start combining the flour.

7 Cups flour (approx.)

Mix and let rise for 2 + hours

Make into balls and put jam in the middle and dust the ball with flour.  Regular jam will burst while baking so it's best to use a jam paste i.e. guava paste/jelly.

   

Bake at 350 for 20 - 25 or until brown and dust with icing sugar