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Puff- Puff (Vetkoek)
Oukuki’ in Oshiwambo or “Vetkoek” in Afrikaans. Fat cakes are made by deep-frying dough into sweet brown bread balls. This can be served as a small snack, for breakfast or lunch. They are very popular with the local street vendors and market places.
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SERVES
3 servings -
PREP TIME
10 minute -
Cook TIME
30 minutes
Ingredients
6 cups bread flour (Bakpro and Bokomo have VetKoek Flour you can use that as well)1 dry yeast packet
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups lukewarm water
1 tea spoon of salt
1 tea spoon on Cinnamon
Vegetable oil for frying
Directions
- In a Jar add a cup of lukewarm water, then add Instant Yeast, Add 1 spoon of sugar and mix. Cover with a kitchen cloth for 5 min let the yeast activate (proof).
- In a stand mixer or a bowl, combine all dry ingredients together (Flour, salt, Remaining sugar and Cinnamon).
- Pour the Instant yeast mix to the flour and mix
- Slowly Keep adding the lukewarm water to the dough knead as you mix until is well combine or until is no longer sticky
- Cover your dough with kitchen towel and let it rise for 45 minutes to an hour in a warm place. The oven or microwave would be best.
- Once you get your dough from a warm place mix it well, what your dough should be looking is stretchy butter and should be a bit stiff.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a pot at 360 degree.
- Using your hand Mold your Dough into small round balls or using an ice-cream spooked to shape into small round ball and place them into the hot oil.
- The Vetkoek or Puff-puff will turn brown and will usually turn themselves around if not just turn them around.
- Once ready place your Vetkoek in a kitchen towel to remove the oil.

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