Description
Puff Puff is a popular West African deep-fried dough ball snack that is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Made from simple ingredients like flour, sugar, yeast, and salt, it is a sweet and fluffy treat perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough Ingredients
- 2 cups (+1-2 tablespoons) (475 ml) warm water
- 2¼ teaspoons (7 g) active dry yeast (1 packet)
- 3½ cups (420 g) all-purpose flour
- ½-¾ cup (100-150 g) sugar
- ½ tablespoon (8-9 g) salt
For Frying
- Oil for deep frying (vegetable oil recommended)
Instructions
- Activate Yeast: In a bowl, mix the salt, sugar, warm water, and active dry yeast thoroughly. Set aside for 5 minutes to let the yeast activate and bubble up.
- Make Dough: Add the flour to the yeast mixture and mix until a smooth batter forms. The batter should be thick but slightly sticky.
- Let Dough Rise: Cover the bowl with a towel or plastic wrap, and let the mixture rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours until it doubles in size.
- Heat Oil: Pour vegetable oil into a large saucepan or deep pot to a depth of at least 3 inches (about 5 cm). Heat it over low heat. Test the oil by dropping a small bit of batter in; it should float to the surface and start frying immediately.
- Fry Puff Puff: Using your hands or a spoon, scoop small balls of batter and carefully drop them into the hot oil without overcrowding the pot. Fry on one side for a few minutes until golden brown.
- Turn and Fry Other Side: Turn the puff puff balls over to fry the other side until it is also golden brown and cooked through.
- Drain Excess Oil: Use a slotted spoon to remove the puff puff from the oil and place on paper towels or napkins to drain excess oil.
- Add Sweet Coating (Optional): If desired, roll the puff puff in table sugar or powdered sugar for extra sweetness.
Notes
- For softer puff puff, add an extra 1-2 tablespoons of water to the batter.
- Avoid overcrowding the frying oil to prevent soggy puff puff and excess oil absorption.
- Reduce salt to about 1 teaspoon if monitoring sodium intake.
- If your kitchen is cold, preheat the area where the dough will rise by turning on the stove briefly or placing the dough in a warm oven with a pan of hot water underneath to encourage rising.
- The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on ingredient brands and quantities.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 puff puff (approx. 30 g)
- Calories: 90 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 4.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
