Best Nigerian Chin Chin

Ingredients

• 3 cups of all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup of sugar
• 1/8 tsp of baking powder
• 1/4 tsp of nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup of coconut milk
• Coconut flakes (optional)
• 1/4 cup of butter (cold)
• Oil for frying

Instructions

1. 1

   Grab a medium-sized bowl. Add all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and coconut flakes to the bowl and mix until well combined.

2. 2

   Then, grab cold butter straight from the fridge and make sure the butter is cut into equal-sized small cubes. Add the butter to the flour mix and rub the butter and flour together using your fingertips. The mixture should look like breadcrumbs. You can also use a food processor for this step.

3. 3

   Next, mix egg and milk in a separate bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the butter and flour mixture and mix it with your hand or a knife until the mixture forms a dough.

4. 4

   Once the dough has formed dust flour on a surface and knead the dough until smooth, sticky and well combined. Then, use a rolling pin to flatten the dough. It should be about 1/5 inches thick. Use a pizza cutter to cut the chin chin into equal-sized cubes or any shape you desire.

5. 5

   Heat oil in a saucepan or in a deep fryer and cook chin chin until golden brown. Be careful not to add too much chin chin to the oil as you do not want it to get stuck together.

6. 6

   Add cooked chin chin to a plate with paper towels to remove excess oil. Leave to cool completely and serve!