Akpith (Corn/Maize And Bean Flour Snack)
Ingredients
1 1/2 C. corn/maize meal
1/2 C. soy flour
1 1/2 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. chili powder (optional)
sugar to taste
1 C. water
oil
salt and pepper
Cooking Instructions
In a large saucepan, boil the water and then in half of the corn/maize meal and all the soy flour to make a thick porridge. Add the baking powder, chili powder if using and sugar; season. Cook this for 10 minutes over a low heat, stirring constantly. Then remove the pan and set aside to cool for 10 minutes or so. At this point, mix in the remaining corn/maize meal and combine thoroughly, adding water to produce a stiff dough. Now pour enough oil into a pan or wok to give a depth of around 2 inches), and heat up. While it is warming mold the dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. With the oil sizzling hot, slide 4 or 5 balls carefully into the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until they are golden brown.
"All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish." (1Corinthians 15:39)
