🇬🇭 Ghanaian Cuisine

Bofrot

Puff Puff / Doughnuts

Prep Time 1 hour (rising)

Servings 8

Difficulty Easy

Calories 250 kcal

Pillowy, golden fried dough balls made from a yeasted batter, lightly sweet and impossibly airy — Ghana's favourite street dessert.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 packet instant yeast
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup warm water
Vegetable oil for deep frying

Instructions

1 Mix flour, yeast, sugar, nutmeg, and salt. Add warm water and mix to a smooth, sticky batter.
2 Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour until doubled.
3 Heat oil to 170C. Scoop batter with wet hands or a spoon and drop into hot oil.
4 Fry until golden brown all over, turning once, about 4-5 minutes.
5 Drain on paper towels. Optionally roll in sugar while warm.

Did You Know?

Bofrot vendors have a signature call — you can hear them shouting "bofrot! bofrot!" from streets away, and the smell draws customers before the sound does.