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Johnny Cakes

Name: Johnny Cakes
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Belize
Ingredients: 300g All-purpose flour; 1 tbsp Baking Powder; 60g Butter; 180ml Coconut milk; 2 tsp Sugar; 1/2 tsp Salt; To taste Melting Cheese; To taste Ham

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Dough made with coconut milk and baked into little rounds — Belize's breakfast bread.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Johnny cakes are small round breads essential to the Belizean breakfast, made by baking a dough of flour, baking powder, butter, and coconut milk. The name is said to derive from 'journey cake,' a long-keeping bread taken on travels. They're split open and filled with cheese, ham, or beans.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Belizean morning, a basket of fresh little round breads is set out, split and filled with cheese and ham to eat with coffee.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

All-purpose flour 300g
Baking Powder 1 tbsp
Butter 60g
Coconut milk 180ml
Sugar 2 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Melting Cheese To taste
Ham To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt and rub in the butter with your fingers.
Add the coconut milk and bring together.
Divide into 12 balls, flatten slightly, and prick with a fork.
Bake at 200°C for 15–20 minutes.
Split in half and fill with cheese and ham.

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