Easy Nigerian Puff Puff
This mouth-watering Easy Nigerian Puff Puff is the perfect snack for gatherings, parties and other special occasions. It has a fluffy texture filled with sweetness and a hint of nutmeg. Make it with less than ten easy-to-find ingredients and watch them disappear in seconds!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 145kcal
Equipment
- Large Bowl
- Saucepan or deep fryer
Ingredients
- 700 g of plain flour
- 10 g of fast action yeast
- 230 g of granulated sugar see notes
- ½ tablespoon of nutmeg
- ½ tablespoon of salt
- 650 ml of lukewarm
- vegetable oil or sunflower oil
Instructions
- Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, salt and nutmeg in one bowl until well combined.
- Add ⅓ of the luke warm water to the dry ingredients and mix using your hands or a spatula. Repeat this step until the batter is smooth. It should have medium-thick consistency, like pancake batter.
- Next, cover the dough with a clean cloth. Make sure the cloth does not touch the dough as it will rise later. Use a cloth to cover the dough rather than plastic wrap or a lid because the dough needs air to grow. Then, leave the dough to rise in a warm place for 1 - 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Once the dough has risen, heat oil in a saucepan or deep fryer, then scoop the dough into your hands and squeeze it into the oil to form a ball. Repeat this with the remaining dough and cook for about seven minutes or until golden brown on medium heat.
- Place puff puffs in a paper towel to soak excess oil.
- Serve puff puff as a snack or appetizer and enjoy!
Notes
- Sugar: The amount of sugar can be varied depending on your preference. Use 200g for more savory puff puffs and 230g for slightly sweet and 250g for extra sweet puff puffs.
- Oil: Cook puff puff on medium heat. If the oil is not hot, the puff puff will become heavy and dense and soak up too much oil. If the oil is too hot, it will cook quickly on the outside and remain raw on the inside, so it is important to get the temperature of the heat right.
- Shape: Shaping the puff puff into balls can be tricky, and it takes a bit of practice, so don’t worry if they are not all perfectly shaped like balls. Alternatively, you can use a large ice cream scoop.
- Rise: You must allow the dough to rise before frying. For the dough to rise, it should be left in a warm place.
Nutrition
Serving: 67g | Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.98g | Protein: 3.12g | Fat: 0.34g | Saturated Fat: 0.083g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.121g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 0.8g | Sugar: 9.46g | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1.38mg