How to make puff puff without yeast
Some know these puff puff without yeast as doughnuts, others call them “beignet” or “zeppole” in Europe, “bofrot” or “mandasi” in Africa. Here they are called puff puff, a traditional delicacy loved by everybody. Below, you will find out how to make Nigerian puff puff without yeast.
What Puff Puff Is and Why Should It Be without Yeast
As a rule, puff puff without yeast is the same as puff puff with yeast. If you taste a piece of either, you will hardly know the difference. Why without yeast? Some people just don’t like the taste of the yeast dough. Others are allergic to yeast. If so, there are no reasons to refuse to eat such a tasty thing. It’s possible to do without yeast easily.
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Here, you will see how traditional puff puff is made out of self-rising flour and very common ingredients like sugar, eggs, and oil. Such doughnuts are a great snack for a breakfast or a party, especially if you invent an interesting was to dress and serve them. What’s more, once you learn how to make puff puff without yeast, you will be able to create your own variations and add whatever you like: filling, spices, salt, and much more.
Why this exact recipe? Because it shows in reality how much time you need to prepare a delicious snack. Without yeast, you don’t need to wait for hours until everything’s ready and you can start cooking. The dough is just ready for frying when you mix all the ingredients together. The exact timing for this very recipe is as follows:
- 5 minutes preparation
- 10 minutes cooking
- 15 minutes total!
Great, right? It’s a perfect choice for a tasty and nourishing breakfast, a snack during the day and the last moment treat for an unexpected party. Save this recipe and keep it for the time when the need for something lovely kicks in.
How to Make Puff Puff Nigerian
The amount of ingredients stated here is enough for 7 pieces of the puff puff. If you need more, increase the amount of each ingredient proportionally.
- Self-rising flour – 3 cups (below, you will find out how to replace it if you happen to have none)
- Sugar – ½ cup
- Beer – ½ cup (if you want n beer in your puff puff, use the same amount of soda water. However, beer gives the dough the specific “bread” flavor and airy texture)
- Eggs – just 1 egg but a big one
- Water – 1 ¼ cup
- Nutmeg – ½ teaspoon (it’s optional but it’s what makes the puff puff so traditional and Nigerian)
- Oil (the amount depends on the cooking pot or saucepan you will be using for the deep frying)
Now, a step-by-step guide.
- Pour the oil into a big saucepan but make sure it’s deep enough. The amount of oil should be enough to cover an egg. The quantity is necessary to receive ball puff puff, not flat pieces. However, if you don’t mind the shape, you can use less oil. Heat the oil up eventually until the oil is about 375 degrees.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, and spices. You are free to add whatever you like but remember that the authentic African puff puff was made without vanilla or butter-cream flavors.
- Take another bowl and whip the egg thoroughly with the help of a mixer. Then, add water and beer (or soda). Mix everything in a very thorough way, so that the liquid is completely even but rather thick.
- Combine the dry and liquid ingredients and mix them thoroughly. Make sure the mass is smooth and can be taken by a spoon. Now, you can take pieces of the dough with your hands, roll gently and drop into the heated up oil or use two spoons. One of them is meant to take the dough while the other helps the dough to form a ball and fall into the oil.
- Fry for several minutes up to the golden brown color. It’s a good idea to fry only a few balls at a time. Even though it’s oil, balls should have no chance to stick together. You’ll spend few time if you fry them all in a couple of portions.
- Use a simmer spoon to take them out of the heated oil. Don’t hurry and let the extra oil drop off the spoon. Then, place the puff puff onto a paper towel and let it absorb the oil from the surface.
- While the puff puff balls are still hot, roll them in cinnamon sugar (it’s an optional step, which depends on how sweet you want them to be or whether you like cinnamon). Another option that you can take is dipping the balls into some sugar syrup or icing, or even chocolate but it’s the matter of your own preference.
Serve the puff puff while the balls are still warm. However, when they are cold, you can still enjoy them a lot.
Useful Notes on the Variations
Now, when you know the how to make puff puff recipe, you can create your own variations. Cut the balls in two and fill with some jam, and you will have a totally new dessert. It’s up to your liking in any situation. Sweet puff puff without yeast is a perfect companion to milk, cocoa drinks, tea or coffee.
Well, what to do if you happen to have no self-rising flour? Here’s a good substitute that has the same effect:
- Flour – 3 cups
- Baking powder – 4 teaspoons
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
If you want to know how make puff puff less sweet, just put less sugar but add salt and pepper, and you will receive a perfect snack that goes amazing with some ketchup for a beer time with friends. Play with different spices and flavors, and you will have new perfect tastes. You can make the puff puff really tiny, roll them in salt and spices when they are ready and dress them with fried onion or garlic pieces.
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Source: Legit.ng
