Best Nigerian Chin Chin
This sweet, crunchy snack is the Best Nigerian Chin Chin recipe. It's delicious and super easy to make with just eight simple ingredients. Perfect for serving as a snack on special occasions!
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 650kcal
Equipment
- 1 Medium sized bowl
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 1 Pizza Cutter
Ingredients
- 3 cups of all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup of sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon of baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg
- 1 egg
- ⅔ cup of coconut milk
- Coconut flakes optional
- ¼ cup of butter cold
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Grab a medium-sized bowl. Add all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and coconut flakes to the bowl and mix until well combined.
- Then, grab cold butter straight from the fridge and make sure the butter is cut into equal-sized small cubes. Add the butter to the flour mix and rub the butter and flour together using your fingertips. The mixture should look like breadcrumbs. You can also use a food processor for this step.
- Next, mix egg and milk in a separate bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the butter and flour mixture and mix it with your hand or a knife until the mixture forms a dough.
- Once the dough has formed dust flour on a surface and knead the dough until smooth, sticky and well combined. Then, use a rolling pin to flatten the dough. It should be about ⅕ inches thick. Use a pizza cutter to cut the chin chin into equal-sized cubes or any shape you desire.
- Heat oil in a saucepan or in a deep fryer and cook chin chin until golden brown. Be careful not to add too much chin chin to the oil as you do not want it to get stuck together.
- Add cooked chin chin to a plate with paper towels to remove excess oil. Leave to cool completely and serve!
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Notes
- Dough: The dough should be smooth, sticky, and firm but not too wet.
- Milk: This recipe calls for full-fat, low-fat, or plant-based milk. The choice of milk will affect the taste.
- Sugar: Adjust the amount of sugar to your liking.
- Butter: Ensure the butter is cold and straight from the fridge for the best dough.
- Plain: This recipe includes coconut flakes and coconut milk because I love coconut chin chin! For a plain version, use regular milk and skip the coconut flakes.
Nutrition
Serving: 151g | Calories: 650kcal | Carbohydrates: 71.67g | Protein: 8.08g | Fat: 38.08g | Saturated Fat: 29.354g | Polyunsaturated Fat: -1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5.172g | Trans Fat: 0.313g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 2.3g | Sugar: 23.39g | Vitamin A: 276IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 3.49mg