African Puff Puff
This snack will surely be one of the easiest, simplest, and tastiest recipes you will ever try. You don’t even need a piece of fancy equipment or expensive ingredients!
Servings: 20
Calories: 47kcal
Equipment
- Pan
- Skimmer
- Piping bag
- Glass bowls
- Whisk
- cling film
- Kitchen towel
Ingredients
- 1½ cups self-raising flour
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 1½ tbsp dry skimmed milk
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- ½ pinch cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tbsp yeast
- 1 cup water
- sunflower oil (enough to deep-fry)
Instructions
- Make the batter.Mix the self-rising flour, dried skimmed milk, sugar, nutmeg, salt, cinnamon, and yeast using a whisk in a bowl. Pour in the water.Whisk until everything is well-mixed. Then, cover the bowl with cling film and a towel.Wait until it doubles in size after 45 minutes to an hour. Mix until there are no more bubbles.
- Prepare the piping material.You can use a resealable bag if you don’t have a piping bag. Place it in a glass for stability. Pour in the batter.
- Start deep-frying. Heat oil in a deep frying pan at medium-low heat. Pipe a small amount of batter into the oil.Then, toss the Puff Puff in the oil with a skewerFry until golden brown. Use a skimmer to remove heat.Let the Puff Puff cool on a lined tray.
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Notes
- Use self-rising flour and yeast to achieve a puffed pastry appearance truly.
- Cook this in batches to prevent sogginess and undercooking.
- Babies aged at least 12 months old can have this in small amounts.