The last time my mom came to Lagos she made puff-puff and I got a lot of requests to film a recipe. Now on my trip to Warri I whipped out the camera and begged mummy to make puff-puff. It was so delicious and she had her own signature recipe that includes ….pepper and onions! This gives it a different flavour from the puff-puff you get anywhere. I think this is why my dad is happier on days when he eats puff-puff. Fun fact: this ceramic bowl below is older than I am! My mom won it in a school competition when she was a teenager and imagine…we still have it! I also have an extremely easy way to make Puff Puff HERE
INGREDIENTS
1 cup of warm water
1 Egg (Optional)
Ata Rodo/Blended dry Pepper
2¼-teaspoon dry yeast
¼ cup sugar
1 medium Onion Bulb (Optional)
Pinch of salt
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon Nutmeg/Cinnamon
Vegetable Oil
1 cup of warm water
PREPARATION
- Add flour, salt, sugar, nutmeg, yeast, dry pepper and flour in a bowl, mix together. This is the type of yeast that you can add directly to your flour without proofing in warm water.
- Add your egg (egg makes your pancakes fluffier but it’s optional). Mix it in the flour while gradually adding warm water.
- Place the mixture in a warm place i.e your warm oven or warm microwave. Keep it there to rise for about and 1 hour 30 minutes. It will double in size. If it doesn’t it means something is wrong with your yeast.
- Pour vegetable oil in a deep pan and place on medium heat. Add the bulb of Onion now to test how hot the oil is. It gives a nice flavour but optional too.
- Now scoop the mixture with your fingers and transfer to the plan of oil (See video to see how this is done). Getting perfect round puff-puffs is an art…LOL. I’m not quite there yet.
- Fry batch by batch so that you don’t overcrowd the pan. Flip it when it gets brown, until it is a nice golden brown.
- Transfer from the pan to another bowl to drain the oil!
Enjoy!
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