Street Food

Bofrot (Puff-Puff)

Name: Bofrot (Puff-Puff)
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Ghana
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tsp yeast; Nutmeg; Warm water; Salt; Oil for frying

Nationwide sweet yeasted dough balls fried till deep gold — Ghana's Sunday morning treat.

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1h 30m 6 servings Easy

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp yeast
Nutmeg
Warm water
Salt
Oil for frying

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Whisk flour, sugar, yeast, nutmeg, salt and water into a thick batter.

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1
Whisk flour, sugar, yeast, nutmeg, salt and water into a thick batter.
2
Cover and prove 1 hr till bubbly.
3
Scoop balls with wet hand into 170°C oil.
4
Fry till deep brown; drain and dust with sugar if you like.