Snacks & baking
Bofrot
Soft, lightly sweet Ghanaian doughnuts, fried until golden. Very popular at breakfast and for snacking, often sold in the street.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Nutrition facts
413 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 11.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 57.7 g
- of which sugars
- 15.3 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 2.5 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
- Add the beaten egg, the milk and the vanilla, then mix until you have a soft, smooth dough.
- Let the dough rest for 20 minutes at room temperature.
- Heat the oil to 170 °C in a deep pan.
- Scoop out pieces of dough with a spoon or shape small balls with your hands.
- Fry in small batches for 3 to 4 minutes, turning them, until golden. Drain and sprinkle with sugar if you like.
Variations and tips
Icing sugar version. Dust the bofrot with icing sugar as soon as they come out of the oil for an indulgent look.
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Original Ecomely recipe.