Miss Kardea Brown's Fried Puff Puff with Mango-Papaya Sauce, seen on Delicious Miss Brown, Season 8.
Recipe courtesy of Kardea Brown

Puff Puff with Mango-Papaya Sauce

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  • Level: Intermediate
  • Total: 2 hr (includes rising time)
  • Active: 1 hr 15 min
  • Yield: about 4 dozen puff puff
Puff puff are small doughnuts hailing from West Africa. They're the perfect sweet street food.

Ingredients

Dough:

Mango-Papaya Sauce:

Directions

Special equipment:
Immersion blender
  1. For the dough: Whisk together the flour, sugar, yeast and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add the warm water and vanilla and mix until thoroughly combined. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
  2. For the mango-papaya sauce: Meanwhile, combine the papaya, lime juice, sugar and mango in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until the fruit begins to soften and fall apart, about 15 minutes. Use an immersion blender to puree the sauce.
  3. Pour enough oil into a Dutch oven to reach 2 inches up the sides. Heat the oil to 325 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with a wire rack.
  4. Dip a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop into the hot oil, then scoop the dough with it in batches and add to the oil. Fry the puff puff until golden brown and cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes per batch. Drain on the wire rack. Bring the oil back to temperature between batches.
  5. Serve the puff puff warm with the mango-papaya sauce.