Ghana Cake Doughnuts

Togbei / Bofrot

Preparation info
  • Makes

    12 to 18

    doughnuts
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Baëta

Published 2015

  • About

This recipe is adapted from one used by Barbara at Flair. These are faster to make, with a different texture from the wine-raised version—more coarse and crisp, just as a muffin differs from a regular slice of bread. Either way is tasty.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsifted bread flour
  • Rounded ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3

Method

Directions

Make the batter

  1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl, and cut in the margarine or butter (use your hands or 2 table knives) until the mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in the sugar, nutmeg, and baking powder.
  2. In a separate bowl, beat the egg, then add the milk (and water, if using), and vanilla extract an