Chin Chin by Anu Adeosun

Country: Nigeria​

Prep. time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes​

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• 1/2 cup sugar

• A pinch of salt

• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

• 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg

• 1 large egg

• 5 to 6 tbs of milk

• 2 1/2 tbs of butter (melted)

• Oil for frying​

Steps:

1. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, and nutmeg together in a bowl
2. Add the egg, melted butter and milk to the dry mixture and mix together until a dough is formed.
3. Knead the dough for a couple of minutes (about 2 to 4 minutes)
4. Cover with a kitchen towel and allow the dough to rest for 5-7 minutes.
5. Roll the dough out into a sheet of about a 1/4 to 1/6 inch thickness and use a pizza cutter or a knife to cut the dough into tiny pea-size pieces. Sprinkle some flour to prevent pieces from sticking together.
6. Preheat some oil in a pan - enough to deep fry the chin chin and fry until golden brown.
7. Allow to cool completely before serving.
8. Enjoy the crunchy goodness!​​

Tips/Tricks:

To prevent your chin chin from soaking up oil, ensure the temperature is right. Here's how to know: put 1 or 2 pieces of chin chin in the oil. If oil bubbles and the piece of chin chin floats to the surface immediately, then the oil is ready for frying!​

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