Puff Puff | No Yeast African Puff Puff

What is Puff Puff?

Puff puff is traditional African sweet snack, known as Cameroon in Nigeria and Bofrot in Ghana.Also there is a similar version called Mandazi exists in Eastern parts of Southern Africa. WHatever the name is it is more or less fried doughnuts or French beignets.

To make puff puff, normally flour, yeast, buter, sugar and eggs are used. But in this recipe I have made the puff puff without eggs, yeast and butter.

Ingredients for No Yeast No Egg Puff Puff

• First, All-purpose flour/Maida-You may also use plain flour or self-raising flour instead(omit soda if using self-raising flour)
• Sugar-For sweetness
• Beer or soda water-To make the batter airy.
• Milk-To make the batter instead of eggs.
• Nutmeg-for a nice aroma
• Oil for deep frying

African Puff Puff is more or less like French beignets or donuts.

Variations and Serving Suggestions

Serve the puff puff coated with cinnamon sugar, sprinkled with icing sugar, or with chocolate sauce, strawberry sauce etc. For variations you may add cinnamon, or ground ginger in the batter.

Store the leftovers in air tight box in the refrigerator and warm in MW before serving.

Looking for more such snack recipes to get some ideas for your snacking? Do not miss my Capsicum Bhajji and Bombay Mixture and the best one’s Polenta Fries.

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African Puff Puff

Sapana Behl

No egg No yeast African puff puff recipe. They are a popular sweet snack of Africa and neighboring countries.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Snack

Cuisine African

Calories 943 kcal

Equipment

• Mixing Bowl
• Frying Pan

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup soda water
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• a pinch nutmeg powder
• oil for deep frying

For cinnamon sugar

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

 

• Heat oil in a saucepan and keep it on medium-low.
• In a mixing bowl, add flour,baking soda sugar, and nutmeg. Stir in milk, water, and soda water.
• Mix well until everything is incorporated.
• Scoop a few balls in oil with the help of a spoon or use your hands.
• Fry for few minutes until the bottom is golden brown. Flip them and fry from the other side.
• Drain on paper towel. Roll in cinnamon sugar and serve warm.

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Notes

1. Instead of all-purpose flour and soda you may use a cup of self-raising flour.
2. The original recipe used beer but I have adapted the recipe to use soda water.
3. You may also make them with baking powder or yeast.

Nutrition

Serving: 5piecesCalories: 943kcalCarbohydrates: 67.5gProtein: 5.7gFat: 74.1gSaturated Fat: 10.2gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 439mgPotassium: 71mgFiber: 1.3gSugar: 35.5gCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg

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Sapana Behl