Puff Puff

Sweet yeasted dough balls fried golden.

Ingredients

• 4 cups Flour
• ¾ cup Sugar
• 2 tsp Yeast
• 2 cups Warm water
• 1 tsp Nutmeg
• 1 tsp Salt
• 4 cups Frying oil

Method

1. Make the batter — Mix the flour, sugar, yeast, nutmeg and salt with warm water into a thick sticky batter, looser than bread dough.
2. Prove — Cover and leave 90 minutes until doubled and full of bubbles.
3. Do not knock back — Handle gently — the air is what makes puff puff light.
4. Fry — Squeeze balls between thumb and forefinger into medium-hot oil.
5. Turn — They should turn themselves; if not, nudge them so they brown evenly.
6. Puff Puff is ready — Drain and dust with sugar.

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