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Chin Chin (Nigerian Sweet Fried Pastry)

Name: Chin Chin (Nigerian Sweet Fried Pastry)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: all-purpose flour 400 g; sugar 120 g; water 200 ml; eggs, beaten 2 pieces; butter 60 g; vanilla essence 5 ml; ground nutmeg 2 g; oil for frying 800 ml

Sweet pastry strips fried until crisp and dusted with sugar.

50 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

A sweeter relative of the savoury snack, with a lighter dough that stays tender inside and shatters only at the edges. Sugar is worked into the dough rather than dusted over, so the sweetness is even through the piece. Cutting larger than usual helps it keep that contrast, because the centre would otherwise dry out before the outside browns.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour400 g
sugar120 g
water200 ml
eggs, beaten2 pieces
butter60 g
vanilla essence5 ml
ground nutmeg2 g
oil for frying800 ml

Directions

1
Knead flour, sugar, water, eggs, butter, vanilla and nutmeg 8 minutes.
2
Rest covered 20 minutes.
3
Roll thin and cut into strips.
4
Fry at 170C for 3 minutes until golden; dust with sugar.
strips are golden and crisp

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