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From Lagos to Louisiana, Havana to Seoul—one African recipe at a time.

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Nigerian Cage Free Eggs African Donut Hole Recipe

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Make your Nigerian Bofrot donut holes as fancy or plain as you want. Puff-puff, as it is known in Nigeria, is called Bofrot in Ghana. Bofrot is a traditional African snack is similar to an American donut hole. The recipe is very versatile, be creative with your puff-puff snack tonight.  Mandazi or Maandazi is East African fried round dough bread similar to donut holes and Nigerian Puff-Puff. These African donut holes would be classified under the cake donut hole type. Make Easy Nigerian Bofrot Cage Free Eggs African Donut Holes. Ingredients 1 cup whole milk 1 large cage free egg 2 cups bread flour 2 tablespoons white sugar 2 tablespoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted 5 cups vegetable oil for frying Directions Add the vegetable oil to a large, heavy-bottomed pot. In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and the egg. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir the milk-egg mixture...