Akpith (Corn/Maize And Bean Flour Snack) Recipe

  1. Corn/maize was introduced to Africa from Latin America by the Portuguese, mainly to provision their slave ships.
  2. The grain was quickly accepted because it grew rapidly and undemanding in cultivation.
  3. The name 'maize' comes from 'mahiz', the word used by the Caribbean Taino Indians from whom the Europeans probably first learned about the crop.
  4. in North American the English settlers were shown it by local Indians.
  5. 'Corn' was a general name given to any grain, so they called it simply 'Indian corn'.
  6. Columbus noted which maize was "most tasty boiled, roasted or possibly grnd into flour".
  7. And in southern Ghana today a common food is 'kenkey', fermented corn/maize flour balls, wrapped in corn/maize leaves and steamed.
  8. Akpith, this recipe, is more straightforward.
  9. DIRECTIONS: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.
  10. Add in the baking pwdr, chili pwdr if using and sugar; season.
  11. Cook this for 10 min over a low heat, stirring constantly.
  12. Then remove the pan and set aside to cold for 10 min or possibly so.
  13. At this point, fold in the remaining corn/maize meal and combine thoroughly, adding water to produce a stiff dough.
  14. Now pour sufficient oil into a pan or possibly wok to give a depth of around 2 inches
  15. (5 cms), and heat up.
  16. While it is warming mould the dough into balls about 1 inch (2.5 cms) in diameter.
  17. With the oil sizzling warm, slide 4 or possibly 5 balls carefully into the pan and cook for 2-3 min till they are golden.

meal, flour, baking pwdr, chili pwdr, water oil

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/akpith-corn-maize-and-bean-flour-snack-62838 (may not work)

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