Sweet potato chin chin

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Chin chin is a very crunchy W. African snack. The main ingredients are flour, butter/margarine, sugar, milk, water, nutmeg and sometimes eggs. Every traditional chin chin recipe has to have some or all those ingredients. I thought about adding more flavors or even creating another type of chin chin aside from the traditional or coconut chin chin recipes. So I came up with sweet potato chin chin. I love sweet potatoes a lot because it is sweet, nutritious, loaded with fiber and a very helpful food in maintaining weight. So I decided to marry sweet potato pie flavors with the traditional chin chin flavor. And guys, you won't believe it, it came out right, perfect and delicious. This is the most delicious and crunchy chin chin I ever had. It is nutrient dense, less calorie and less greasy. If you want to enjoy a guilt-free snack, this snack is for you. When your kids eat a lot of this chin chin, they will in ingesting a nutrient dense snack that is good for their bodies. Sweet potato is high in vitamins (A, C & B6), fiber, potassium, protein, and niacin to mention a few. Friends, this is an enjoyable way to get in your nutrients.

• Steam about 2 cups (2 medium whole) of sweet potato chunks in a steam basket until tender. Once done, mash it and set it aside to cool.
• In a bowl, add 3 cups flour, salt, baking powder, ground nutmeg and ground cinnamon. Mix everything to combine. Then add the butter and mix it with the flour until it looks like bread crumbs. Add white and brown sugar and mix to combine.
• Make a well in the middle of the flour, then add the mashed potato and vanilla extract. Mix everything to combine until it forms a solid ball of dough. Cover and set aside to rest for about 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, dust your work surface with some flour then roll out a sizable piece of dough the you can handle. Roll it out until it is thin. With a knife or dough cutter, the dough into little squares or any shape that makes you happy. You can work on the dough until you are done or fry the first batch while cutting the next.
• Heat up enough oil to deep fry the dough on medium heat. When it is hot enough, deep fry the little square dough until the is a remarkable change in color. This will take about 7 or more minutes. Remove the fried chin chin from the oil and let it drain on a piece of paper towel. Fry the remaining batches until you are done.
• Spread them to cool before storing them in an airtight container.
• Enjoy!

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour

1/4 - 1/2 cup flour for dusting

1/4 cup unsalted butter/margarine

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1  1/2 cups mashes sweet potatoes

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

Vegetable oil for deep frying