Bofrot (Ghanaian Fried Doughnut Balls)

Name: Bofrot (Ghanaian Fried Doughnut Balls)
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: West African
Ingredients: 400g plain flour; 2 tsp fast action dry yeast; 60g caster sugar; 0.5 tsp ground nutmeg; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 ripe banana , mashed; 300ml warm water; 1l sunflower oil, for deep frying; 3 tbsp caster sugar, for rolling

Soft, golden fried dough balls scented with nutmeg and rolled in sugar, a Ghanaian street snack.

Time1 hr 30
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.32 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 doughnut balls

Ingredients

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400 gplain flour
2 tspfast action dry yeast
60 gcaster sugar
½ tspground nutmeg
½ tspsalt
1ripe banana mashed
300 mlwarm water
1 lsunflower oilfor deep frying
3 tbspcaster sugarfor rolling

Method

1
Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl. Add the mashed banana and the warm water.
2
Beat with a wooden spoon for 3 minutes into a thick, sticky batter. It should drop slowly off the spoon.
3
Cover the bowl and leave in a warm place for 1 hour, until doubled and full of bubbles.
60 min
4
Heat the oil in a deep, heavy pan to 180C. A small drop of batter should sizzle and float straight away.
5
Scoop up a heaped tablespoon of batter with a wet spoon and push it off into the oil. Fry 5 or 6 at a time for 4 minutes, turning, until deep golden.
4 min
6
Lift out onto kitchen paper, then roll in the caster sugar while still warm. Serve the same day.

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