• Nigerian Buns

    Growing up I am not sure which one I preferred. Nigerian Buns or Puff Puff? I think at the time, I just kind of went with whatever was given to me. It was a treat so hey I was not complaining. If you have followed my blog for a while, you know pastries are not my forte. Lately, I have been trying my hands on more snacks than i normally would mostly because of two reasons; 1. masters program is taking over majority of my time. 2. I am getting confident in making snacks which I am not as good at. So I guess it’s a win-win. I posted the picture of my Nigerian buns on instagram and had people asking for the recipe so I decided to post it quickly. People say buns is a little trickier to make than Puff puff. I beg to differ. Puff puff took me a while to master but buns was fairly easy at least to me. The transition from the crunchy texture on the outside before you get into the chewy texture on the inside is simply divine. Without further ranting, I present to you the Afrolems Nigerian Buns recipe 🙂

    Recipe for Nigerian Buns

    Ingredients

    1.5 cups of flour

    1/4 cup of water

    A pinch of Salt

    2 eggs

    1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

    1 tablespoon of oil (preferably canola oil)

    1/3 cup of sugar

    Method

    In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar,

    Add the oil and mix into the flour mix then add the water.

    Whisk your egg and add to the mix. Mix till smooth and stretchy.

    Heat up your oil and deep fry little portions of the flour mix.

    Serve on it’s own or with tea 🙂

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    12 comments on “Nigerian Buns”

    1. Mimi Reply

      Mine always comes out flat!! I wish it would be round and tiny like that. whats the secret?

      • afrolems Reply

        Hello Dammy, you can use butter instead but the texture would be different. If you plan on using butter, do not use oil again as that is doubling the oil content of the buns

    2. Catherine Reply

      Please I don’t understand what you mean by 1.5 cups of flour.please throw more light thanks.

    3. Monike Reply

      Hello, my family just enjoyed this, I added vannila essence to mine. Let’s just say my next guests would be enjoying this. And it is a whole world simpler than puff puff. Thank you

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