Jamaican Bulla

Name: Jamaican Bulla
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 3 cups plain flour; 1 cup dark brown sugar; 2 tbsp molasses; 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger; 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg; 1/2 tsp ground allspice; 2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt; 3 tbsp melted butter; 1/2 cup water

Bulla/BUL-lah/

Also known as: Bulla Cake

About this dish

A dense, dark, spiced molasses cake flavoured with ginger and nutmeg, often eaten with cheese or avocado.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups plain flour

🍯1 cup dark brown sugar

🫙2 tbsp molasses

🫚1 tbsp grated fresh ginger

🌰1/2 tsp grated nutmeg

🌿1/2 tsp ground allspice

🧂2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt

🧈3 tbsp melted butter

💧1/2 cup water

Method

Serves 2

Heat the water, sugar, molasses and ginger until the sugar dissolves, then stir in the melted butter and let cool.

Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and allspice into a bowl.

Pour in the syrup and mix to a soft, slightly sticky dough.

Roll out on a floured surface to about 1cm thick and cut into 10cm rounds.

Bake on a greased tray at 180°C (350°F) for 18–20 minutes until firm. Cool before serving.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bulla is an inexpensive traditional Jamaican snack cake sold everywhere from shops to roadside stalls; a bulla with a slice of cheese or pear (avocado) is a classic pairing.

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