Chin chin is a popular snack in West Africa, especially in Nigeria. It is a crunchy, sweet, and savory deep-fried snack made from a mixture of flour, sugar, butter, and a few other ingredients. It is often enjoyed with a drink or eaten as a snack on its own. This chin chin recipe is easy to make and can be prepared within an hour. Grab your apron let’s get started.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
- Milk
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon (optional)
- A pinch of salt
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Butter or baking margarine
- 2 eggs
Instructions:
- Sift the flour into a bowl, and add sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Then mix all of these dry ingredients until it is well combined
- In another bowl, crack and whisk the eggs
- Add butter or baking margarine to the mixed dry ingredients and combine
- Then create a hole in the middle of the dry ingredients, pour in the wet ingredients which are the eggs and milk, and mix them together.
- Gradually add water to the mixture until a dough is formed
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead for about 2 minutes then put it in a bowl and cover it for another 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, transfer the dough back to the floured surface, divide the dough into small balls, and roll out each batch using a rolling pin.
- Cut the dough into any shape of your choice using a pizza cutter or a knife.
- Preheat the oil in a deep frying pan. Add the chin chin and fry until golden brown.(Always regulate the heat to avoid burning).
- Remove from the oil and place on a paper towel-lined plate to absorb any excess oil.
Repeat the process until all the batches are all fried.
Allow to cool completely before serving or storing in a container
Enjoy with a drink or tea or even as a snack on its own
How to check if your oil is hot enough
Drop one of the chin chin into the oil to check if the oil has heated enough to start frying. If it has enough the chin chin would float on the oil but if not, it would be in the bottom of the oil.
Reasons why your chin chin soak up oil
It can soak up oil if you don’t use a enough oil. Remember to use a deep frying method for this recipe
overcrowding your oil will cause the chin chin to soak oil so ensure you fry batch by batch.
Adding your chin chin when the oil isn’t hot enough for frying can make it to soak up oil.
