How to make Jamaican Bammy from scratch/ How to make flat bread Jamaican style/Bammy in coconut milk

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk reduces calories while maintaining moisture.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice provides acidity similar to lime.

Wash the sweet cassava and peel it.

Cut the cassava into small pieces.

Blend the cassava pieces in a food processor until smooth, doing it in batches to avoid choking the processor.

Scrape the blended cassava into a container.

Place a handful of the cassava mass into a clean cheese cloth and squeeze out the starch completely.

Rub the cassava mass between your palms to fluff it out.

Allow the cassava mass to dry on the countertop for about 5 hours.

Sift the dried cassava mass to prepare it for making bammy.

Add a little salt to the cassava mass and taste to adjust the saltiness.

Use a quarter cup to measure the bammy flour and place it in a hoop in a hot frying pan on low heat.

Use the back of a spoon to shape the bammy inside the hoop.

Bake each side of the bammy for about 9 minutes on low heat until it has a crust.

Flip the bammy to cook the other side for another 9 minutes.

If desired, scrape off the crust to achieve a whiter appearance.

Remove the bammy from the skillet after baking.

Soak each side of the bammy in coconut milk for about 1-2 minutes.

Fry the soaked bammy for about 4 minutes on each side.

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