How To Make Chin Chin From Scratch - HOMEMADE CHINCHIN SNACKS RECIPE
How To Make Chin From Scratch
What is ChinChin Snacks?
ChinChin Snacks is a Nigerian snack made with flour, deep fried and flavored with sugar, nutmeg and other spices. It is a popular snack enjoyed by Nigerians and other African Countries.
Ingredients For ChinChin Snacks
7 cups all purpose flour
1 tin liquid Milk or powdered Milk
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250g margarine
½ cup granulated sugar
½ (Half) tea spoon baking powder
2 teaspoons grounded nutmeg
2 eggs (optional)
2cup water
Vegetable oil for frying
ChinChin Snacks Preparation
For the classic taste of Chin Chin, nutmeg is a must because it gives a sweet satisfy and inviting aroma and also adds to it’s taste
The eggs are optional, only add them for a softer ChinChin.
Sift the flour into a big enough bowl.
Add the granulated sugar and ground nutmeg and mix.
Add the margarine in small scoops. Then rub it into the flour till you get a good mix that feels like crumbs.
If you are using eggs, break and add them now and mix very well with the contents of the bowl.
Add the liquid milk, mix with a spatula or any smooth flat mixer. Then knead by hand till a ball of dough is formed. It may feel dry during the mixing but do not be tempted to add more liquid because the liquid you have in the bowl should be enough. You just need a bit of arm power to mix it. But if you really can't get it to form dough, add a tiny quantity of water bit by bit till the dough is formed.
When done, cover the bowl and leave the dough to rest for about 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, you will notice that the dough is softer. Knead very well.
Roll out small bits of dough and cut with a knife or a pizza cutter.
Pour vegetable oil into a deep pot and set your fire to high heat. Chin Chin fries best on high heat.
As the oil heats up, test the temperature with one piece of raw chin chin. If the oil is hot enough, the piece of chin chin should sizzle and come up to the surface almost immediately.
Once the Oil is hot enough, add the ChinChin and stirring immediately with a metallic spoon, shaking the spoon from side to side till all the pieces of Chin Chin comes apart.
After that, keep stirring at intervals till the Chin Chin browns according to preference. Continue frying the ChinChin in batches.
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After some time, spread them on a cold hard surface lined with newspapers and paper towels.
Tip for a perfect chin chin
1. Avoid to much of margarine/ butter when mixing the dough. Too much butter will make your dough soggy, and this will end up drinking up your oil for frying.
2. Too many eggs is not what make ur chin chin rich, egg contribute to making ur Chin chin crunchy.as u can make a chin chin without egg and still come out fine. Too many eggs in your chin chin dough will make the oil to foam when frying.
3. When frying chin chin don't wait until it is completely brown before u remove from the oil, this will make the chin chin look too brown/ burnt like when completely cooled.
4. Avoid crowding your oil with your chin chin dough when frying as this will result in the chin chin drinking up the oil.
5. To avoid your chin chin from looking burnt within a short time, avoid too much heat/ fire. Always use medium heat as low heat will make your chin chin soggy while too heat will make your chin chin burn.
6. Milk gives your chin chin that heavenly taste that will make u want some more. Always use in moderation.
7. When mixing your chin chin dough always add the water gently to avoid adding too much water to the dough, as this will make the chin chin drinking up the oil.
8. Adding little corn flour to ur chin chin gives it that unique taste and crunchiness. If u don't have a recipe with corn flour stick to the one u are good at .
9. If your dough is too watery or with insufficient margarine/ butter avoid jam packing them in a tray before frying to avoid them sticking together and making your chin chin a mess. Always fry while cutting, if u must cut down sprinkle bit of flour over the cut dough to avoid them from sticking together. U can always sprinkle bit of flour or corn flour on ur work surface before rolling the dough, this helps a lot.
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