Savory Pastry Chips

Name: Savory Pastry Chips (Chin Chin)
Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: Ghanaian
Ingredients: ¼ cup ground or finely grated onion; Vegetable oil for deep frying; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 2 tablespoons margarine or butter or butter-flavored shortening; 1 teaspoon salt; 2⅔ cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling dough; 1 or 2 bay leaves to season the oil (or a few slices of onion); ¼ teaspoon dried ground red pepper; ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper; 1 teaspoon crushed or ground garlic cloves

Chin Chin

Preparation info

Makes
6 to 8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Ghana Cookbook

By Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Baëta

Published 2015

About

This is a popular party snack in Ghana. Flair Catering uses a pasta machine, but they can be easily made without one.

Ingredients

2⅔ cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling dough
2 tablespoons margarine or butter or butter

Africa
Ghana
Snack
Vegetarian

Method

Directions

Make dough

Sift flour into a large bowl, then rub or cut the margarine or butter into it, using your hands, a pastry cutter, or two table knives, until it looks like cornmeal.
Add the salt and peppers and mix all together. Add the garlic and onion, mixing some more. Add the baking powder and continue mi