Puff Puffs: A Simple Sweet Delight
Puff puffs are deep-fried dough. They are formed from yeast dough, molded into balls, and deep-fried until golden brown. Its texture is similar to that of a doughnut, but a little chewier; it’s fluffy inside and slightly crispy exterior.
These widely available street foods eaten by so many countries go by different names and have slightly varied preparation methods.
This classic recipe can be modified by adding ingredients to the dough, such as grated coconut, vanilla, or cinnamon, and serving it with a selection of dipping sauces, such as caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, honey syrup, or spicy pepper sauce if preferred. fiery
The main ingredients of puff puffs are flour, sugar, yeast, water, salt, and oil for deep-frying. It is a simple and quick recipe to prepare, however, there are several variations to it.
Recipe for puff puffs
This puff puffs recipe is the one I have been eating for years and the one that takes me back to late-night memory lane of snacking on the street.
Along with stewed pinto beans, I also enjoy preparing puff puffs for breakfast, as a snack, dinner, or as finger food at parties. It is a party favorite every time!
Easy Recipe Ingredients
I promise you that frying these puff puffs is just as fascinating as it is delicious.
This treat’s best feature is that it only requires a few ingredients, some of which you may already have in your pantry:
Flour ~ A staple that’s used for more than just baking. Great for a lot of savory foods as well.
Yeast ~ This ingredient gives the dough its light, fluffy texture by causing it to rise, making it the essence of the recipe. It may be fresh or dried.
Warm Water ~ A necessary ingredient for each dough recipe is warm water. It serves as the foundation for our treat. It’s important to have just the properly balanced warmth. The yeast is killed by very hot water and too much cold makes it difficult for the yeast to rise.
Sugar ~ Regular table sugar, which is readily available in any supermarket, adds a hint of sweetness to this recipe and helps the yeast rise well.
Vegetable Cooking Oil ~ is a requirement for deep-frying the puff pastry.
Puff Puffs: A Delicious Dessert
Make mouthwatering little Puff Puffs, a sweet delicacy that will please everyone, by following these easy directions.
Puff Puffs Ingredients and Procedure
- 2 cups warm water
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
- 3 ½ cups flour
- ½ – 3⁄4 cup sugar
- ½ tablespoon salt
- Oil for deep frying
How to Make Puff Puffs
- Firstly, mix salt, sugar, water, and yeast. Then, set aside for 5 minutes.
- Add flour and mix. Allow the mixture to rise for approximately 1-2 hours.
- Thirdly, to deep fry, get a large saucepan and pour vegetable oil until it is at least 3 inches (or about 5 centimeters) high (too little will result in flatter balls), and place on low heat.
- Meanwhile, test to ensure the oil is hot enough by putting a ‘drop’ of batter into the oil. If it is not hot enough, the batter will stay at the bottom of the pot rather than rising to the top.
- When the oil is hot enough, use a spoon to dish up the batter, and another spoon or spatula to drop it in the oil, sort of in the shape of a ball.
- Fry for a few minutes until the bottom side is golden brown.
- After that, turn the ball over and fry for a few more minutes until the other side is golden brown.
- Lastly, use a large spoon to take it out of the oil. Place them on napkins right away to soak up some of the excess oil.
If desired, you can roll the finished product in table sugar or powdered sugar to make it sweeter
Puff puffs recipe for 250g flour
Ingredients
For about 25 balls of Puff Puff, you will need:
- 2 cups (250g) of Plain Flour
- 2 teaspoons of yeast (the one used in baking bread)
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup granulated sugar (or to your taste)3 pinches of salt
- Lukewarm water (for mixing)
- Vegetable Oil (for frying)
Tip: proceed with the full recipe above.
Puff puff recipe for 500g flour
Makes about 50 medium-sized Puff Puff
Ingredients
- 500g of Plain Flour
- 100g – 120g Sugar (caster/castor sugar)
- 2 level teaspoons powdered/dry baking yeast OR 10g fresh yeast
- Half a teaspoon of ground Nutmeg or cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla flavor(optional)
- About 400ml of Lukewarm water (more or less, until you get the consistency desired
- ½ teaspoon of Salt
- Vegetable Oil (for frying)
Tip: proceed with the full recipe above.
Puff-puff recipe for 100 guests.
Ingredient
- 1 basket flour
- 4 Tablespoons Yeast
- 4 of 2/3 cups sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 2 Tablespoons salt
- 28 ml vanilla extract
- 9 Cups of water or 62 oz or 14 of the 2/3 cups
Tip: proceed with the full recipe above.
Recipe for 200 pieces of puff puff ~ Big Puff puff for 100 – 110 pieces
Ingredients
- 3 and a half mudu flour
- 1 mudu sugar
- 150-naira Milk flavor
- 2-liter frying oil
- Salt (half a teaspoon for every 3 cups)
- Yeast (Approx. 1 teaspoon for every cup)
Puff puff ingredients and measurement
Tip: proceed with the full recipe above. You can double or reduce the quantity of all the ingredients to suit your needs, this includes;
- Recipe for 30 pieces of puff puff
- Recipe for 60 pieces of puff puff
- Puff puff recipe for 1kg flour
- Puff puff recipe for 2kg flour
- Recipe for 30 pieces of puff puff
- Puff puff recipe for 3kg flour
- Recipe for 300 pieces of puff puff
How to Make Puff Puff with Pepper
Everyone will be craving this delicious snack recipe. It has a sweet core and is cooked in a spicy batter. To make this recipe, simply add pepper to the list of basic ingredients.
Simply chop up the habanero pepper and mix it into the batter for the recipe that follows. Be sure to stir well.
How to Use Milk to Make Puff Puff
Although milky puff puffs are heavy in calories, a lot of people like them. Still, this dish is softer and sweeter because of the milk. Proceed with the preparation by adding the milk to the recipes mentioned above.
Ideas For Serving:
Puff-puff is frequently eaten as a side dish, snack, or breakfast. Regardless of when you eat them, they taste great with or without a side dish.
For me, pepper sauce is a must-have. Use a spoon to scoop the dough into the oil if you don’t want to handle it with your hands. It tastes just as good!
The benefit of puff puffs is that they can be savory or sweet. It’s delicious as a dessert, appetizer, or snack.
I eat it as an appetizer or a snack rather often. For dessert, some folks just like it plain with a sprinkle of powdered sugar.
Serve with cold juice or a soft drink as an additional option.
How To Store Puff Puffs ~ Storage and Reheating
The remaining food can be kept in the refrigerator or freezer. Simply place them in a zip-lock bag or container with a tight lid. This way, they can be kept safely for two to three days.
They keep well for up to two months when kept in a freezer with continuous electricity.
Fried puff puffs keep fairly well, if not preserved, for a day or two if stored in a refrigerator or freezer.
When ready to use, reheat the frozen puff puffs (in a microwave for 20 to 30 seconds).
If you don’t have a microwave, you can briefly re-fry them in hot oil over medium heat (be aware that this dries the puffs out a little).
They can also be reheated in the oven; just preheat it to medium heat, cover or wrap the puff puffs in aluminum foil, and bake them for 15 to 20 minutes.
Please let me know in the comments section below whether you attempted the puff puff recipes.
Puff Puffs Recipe Advice ~ How to Make The Greatest Puff Puff Ever
There are a few factors you need to take into account to get the intended light, airy, and somewhat chewy texture. Here are a few useful pointers:
- Stir the batter thoroughly. This is crucial to perform for gluten to develop properly.
- Allow enough time for the batter to rest in a warm location. When this happens, the batter should rise to roughly three times its initial size and become spongy.
- For a well-rounded puff puff, use a deep pan and liberal amounts of oil. DON’T MANAGE OIL
Although deep frying can be somewhat messy, the outcome is well worth the mess. You may eat it just the way it is or dust it with sugar for an even sweeter delight.
Even though they aren’t the healthiest snacks, these are quite tasty!
Q&As
Why is my puff puff not round? Why does my puff puff not have a ball or circular shape?
Perhaps your batter did not rise (it might have been too thin or you used poor yeast).
Maybe when you dropped the batter into the heated oil, you did not mold it well enough. I explained how to mold puff puff to create the iconic round shape later on down below.
How to Mould Puff Puff to Create Perfect Round Shapes? How to Make Puff Puff Round?
Perfectly spherical puff puffs are an art, and they require technique and repetition. You need to be patient and practice to get them to come out round. Next are some tips:
Step 1: Scoop the puff puff batter using your hands. Next, while holding the batter in your hand, make a fist.
Then, insert your hand into the pot’s top and squeeze out a ball of puff pastry using either your little finger or your thumb’s opening.
Step 2: Apply with a spoon. Use a deep scooping spoon to scoop the batter if you don’t want any to get on your hands. A wide spoon will give you flawlessly round puff puffs
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