INGREDIENT: 250g/8oz plain flour
pinch of salt
7g fresh yeast
45g sugar
25g butter
2 egg yolk
150 ml water or palm wine
drop of vanilla essence
fat for deep frying
Sift the flour into a clean bowl. Rub the butter the flour and make well in
the centre. Cream together the yeast and the sugar, mix in the eggs,. the water
or palm-wine and vanilla essence. Pour this into the well in the flour. Using
the finger mix together gradually drawing in the surrounding flour.Using the
finger tips, mix well into a dropping consistency. Scoop a little at a time
in the hollow of your fingers and fry in hot oil on moderate heat. Depending
on the pot ,fry up to six puffs at a time . Serve hot or cold.