How to make Jamaican bammy
Flour is added to the grated cassava to make Jamaican bammy. Click the link to find out what is cassava
Bammy is a flat round bread made from cassava, and was a staple in the Taino diet. Bammy is one of Jamaica's cultural food, and it is best served fried or steamed with fried or steamed fish.
Ingredients
2 lbs. cassava
1 Dutch pot or skillet
1 grater
1 tsp. salt (add a little at a time while tasting)
1/2 cup flour (for foundation)
Piece of cheesecloth
You must put the grated cassava to dry for at least two hours after extracting the juice. If, not, the bammy will be soft and saggy, and that would not be a Jamaican bammy
Method
step1
Peel the cassava, then wash with water. Cut into medium pieces or leave it as it is.
step2
Grate the cassava, using a grater. Put the grated cassava in the cheese cloth and squeeze out the juice, discard the juice.
step3
Put the grated cassava (residue) on a cookie sheet or on a flat surface; let it remain until it is dry; stirring it from time to time (every 5 minutes, until it is dry) also remove any lumps.
step4
After the grated cassava has been dried, put it into a medium-size bowl and add the flour and salt.Add water a little at a time and mix the grated cassava and flour into a soft dough
step5
Place a Dutch pot or skillet over very low flames. Put 1 cup of dough into the hot skillet or Dutch pot, use a dish towel to press the dough firmly in the pan so that it takes the form of the bottom of the pan.
step6
Bake each side of the bammy for about 5 minutes. Use a spatula to turn the bammy to bake the other side. Remove bammy when the second side is baked.
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