Nigeria · Nigeria

Chin Chin Chin (Nigerian Golden Fried Pastry Strips)

Name: Chin Chin Chin (Nigerian Golden Fried Pastry Strips)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: all-purpose flour 400 g; sugar 120 g; water 200 ml; margarine 100 g; eggs, beaten 2 pieces; ground nutmeg 2 g; ground cinnamon 4 g; powdered sugar 50 g; oil for frying 700 ml

Flattened pastry dough fried golden and dusted with cinnamon sugar.

55 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

A celebratory fried pastry served at weddings and naming ceremonies, where the dough is kneaded with spice and sugar and cut into flat strips before frying. It is fried pale gold and dusted with cinnamon sugar while still hot so the sugar clings. The strips are meant to be shared and picked at from a common plate rather than portioned onto individual dishes.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour400 g
sugar120 g
water200 ml
margarine100 g
eggs, beaten2 pieces
ground nutmeg2 g
ground cinnamon4 g
powdered sugar50 g
oil for frying700 ml

Directions

1
Mix flour, sugar, water, margarine, egg and nutmeg; knead 8 minutes.
2
Rest covered 20 minutes.
3
Roll thin, cut into strips.
4
Fry at 170C for 3 minutes until golden.
strips are golden and crisp
5
Dust with cinnamon sugar and powdered sugar.

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