Make this very delicious soft chin-chin snack
The tasty snack can be made to be either soft or hard and can be chewed on anywhere and anytime.
Soft chinchin is easy to make a snack that is very common in most parts of the country. It can also be fried or baked too.
Cooking time
35 minutes
Recipe category
Appetizer
Recipe cuisine
Local snack
Cooking method
Frying/Baking
Recipe Yield
6 servings
Ingredients
2 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour
1/3 cup of butter/margarine
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 cup of coconut milk
1 egg
1/4 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Pinch of Salt
Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients together.
- Work your butter or margarine into the flour till it is well combined.
- In a separate small bowl, Whisk your egg till it is frothy, add your vanilla and coconut milk.
- In the bowl with the dry ingredients, make a well in the centre and slowly add your egg mix, combining the flour with the mix as you add it.
- Mix the entire dough till its no longer sticky and everything is combined then cover the dough in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30-45 minutes.
- Sprinkle some flour on the surface you would use to roll out the chin-chin dough.
- Cut a small chunk of the dough and with a rolling pin, roll out the chin-chin dough. If you want larger chin-chin chunks, do not roll it out so thin, If you want regular sized chin-chin, roll it out so it’s relatively thin but not all the way.
- With a knife, cut the chin-chin to your desired shape and set it aside.
- In a pan of hot oil for deep frying, place your chin-chin dough and allow to fry till it’s golden brown. Place in a paper towel to allow the excess oil to be absorbed and for it to cool down.
- If using an oven, pre-heat the oven to 370 F and place the chin-chin dough on a lined foil container and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until browned.
Your soft chin-chin is ready! Serve warm and you can sprinkle some powdered sugar on the top.