Delicious puffs

Rabi'atu Kabir Yakubu
Rabi'atu Kabir Yakubu @ummiey_mk
Katsina

Puff-puff, as it is called in Nigeria, is a traditional African snack made of fried dough. Other names for the food include buffloaf (or boflot) in Ghana,"Botokoin" in Togo, ‘gato’ in Guinea,and MALI,bofloto in the Ivory Coast, mikate in Congo, micate or bolinho in Angola, Anglophone in Cameroon, legemat in Sudan, kala in Liberia, Vetkoek / Amagwinya/Magwinya in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The prominence of this delicacy stretches even to the southern and Eastern edges of Africa, where it is mostly known as mandazi.

Delicious puffs

Puff-puff, as it is called in Nigeria, is a traditional African snack made of fried dough. Other names for the food include buffloaf (or boflot) in Ghana,"Botokoin" in Togo, ‘gato’ in Guinea,and MALI,bofloto in the Ivory Coast, mikate in Congo, micate or bolinho in Angola, Anglophone in Cameroon, legemat in Sudan, kala in Liberia, Vetkoek / Amagwinya/Magwinya in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The prominence of this delicacy stretches even to the southern and Eastern edges of Africa, where it is mostly known as mandazi.

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Ingredients

1hr 30mins
3 servings
  1. 2 cupsflour
  2. 1/2 cupsugar or less
  3. 2 tbspnyeast
  4. 1/4tspn of salt
  5. 1 1/2 cupwarm milk
  6. Oil for frying

Cooking Instructions

1hr 30mins
  1. 1

    In a bowl mix the dry ingredients well

  2. 2

    Add in the warm milk and mix thoroughly

  3. 3

    Cover the bowl, place it in a warm place and allow to rise for 40mins -1 hour

  4. 4

    Heat enough oil in a pan and scoop in d batter into the oil, making small balls

  5. 5

    Fry on a medium heat until done

  6. 6

    Enjoy.

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