~399 cal · 6g protein · 48g carbs · 20g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Puffed golden fried dough triangles
🇧🇿 Belize City
Fry jacks are Belize's breakfast joy: simple dough rolled thin, cut into triangles, and fried until they balloon into crisp, hollow pillows. Eaten savory with refried beans and cheese or sweet with jam and honey, they turn up on every Belizean morning table with a cup of strong coffee.
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🥜 Nut-Free
🥚 Egg-Free
Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 tsp baking powder
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3/4 cup warm water
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2 tbsp melted fat or oil
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4 cups neutral oil, for frying
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1 tsp salt
Instructions
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Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt, then work in the melted fat and warm water to a soft dough.
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Knead briefly, cover, and rest 15 minutes so it rolls out easily.
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Roll thin, cut into triangles, and slit each once in the middle to help it puff.
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Fry in hot oil until golden and ballooned, about 30 seconds a side; drain and serve with beans or jam.
Belizean home breakfast tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Belize City. Creole coast where stew chicken meets rice and beans.
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Belize. Where Creole, Maya, and Garifuna share the stew pot.
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North America. A collision of Indigenous, colonial, and immigrant tables.
The story behind this dish is up top — worth a read while the pot works.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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