Name: Fanke (Hausa Puff Puff)
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour (or semovita); 1 tablespoon instant yeast; 1 cup white granulated sugar; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 2 cups warm water; to taste vanilla; as needed vegetable oil

Starter

3 servings

880 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Sift the flour into a clean bowl.

All-purpose flour (or semovita)

Step 2

Mix in the yeast, sugar, and baking powder.

Instant yeastWhite granulated sugarBaking powder

Step 3

Stir in the warm water and vanilla to make a thick batter.

Warm waterVanilla

Step 4

Cover the bowl and let the batter rise for about 1 hour.

All-purpose flour (or semovita)Instant yeastWhite granulated sugarBaking powderWarm waterVanilla

Step 5

Heat enough vegetable oil in a pan for deep-frying.

Vegetable oil

Step 6

Shape the batter into balls.

All-purpose flour (or semovita)Instant yeastWhite granulated sugarBaking powderWarm waterVanilla

Step 7

Drop the batter balls into the hot oil in batches.

Vegetable oilAll-purpose flour (or semovita)Instant yeastWhite granulated sugarBaking powderWarm waterVanilla

Step 8

Deep fry the fritters until golden brown on all sides.

Vegetable oilAll-purpose flour (or semovita)Instant yeastWhite granulated sugarBaking powderWarm waterVanilla

Step 9

Remove the fritters from the oil and let them drain.

Vegetable oil

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.