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cinnamon sugar puff puff

Cinnamon Sugar Puff puff with a tamarind caramel sauce

Course Dessert
Cuisine Cameroon, West African

Ingredients
  

Puff Puff

  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1 and 1/4 cup of warm water
  • 1/2 Tbsp dry active yeast
  • 1/3 cup of sugar
  • 2 pinches of salt
  • oil for deep frying

Caramel Sauce

  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1/4 cup of water
  • 1 tsp corn syrup
  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Cinnamon sugar

  • 1/4-1/2 cup granulated cane sugar
  • 1/2 Tbsp ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

Caramel Sauce

  • Add sugar in sauce pot. Then add water and gently swirl until mixed with no dry patches. Try not to get crystals on the sides of the pot. Add in corn syrup and bring to a boil. DO NOT STIR! Once sugar is completely dissolved, reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook until starts to brown. Watch closely. Once brown enough, remove from heat and add butter. Give sauce put a gentle swirl butter is all melted. Then slowly add in cream. You can set on burner with heat turned off. Sauce will thicken as it cools

Puff Puff

  • Combine cinnamon and granulated sugar in a bowl large enough for tossing. Set aside
  • Combine warm water and yeast in a bowl and stir. In a separate bowl add flour, sugar , salt and stir well. Add into yeast bowl and mix well. Cover with saran wrap and set aside to rise for at least 45 minutes or until double the size.
  • Heat oil in fryer or large frying pan. Test with a dough drop to ensure oil is just right. Then scoop dough with hands or spoon and carefully drop in oil. Fry on each side until golden brown and fully cooked inside. Remove and drain excess oil on a paper towel. Transfer into bowl containing cinnamon sugar and toss several times to coat.
  • Transfer to serving plates. Drizzle with caramel sauce and enjoy