Firi Firi Doughnuts | Tahiti
 
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Firi Firi is a Tahitian breakfast recipe, These doughnuts have the coconut flavor and taste delicious when had warm with some sugar coated over it.
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Tahitian Cuisine
Serves: 20
Ingredients
  • All-purpose flour - 2½ cup
  • Sugar - ¾ cup ( I used castor sugar)
  • Coconut Milk - 1 cup
  • Water - ½ cup ( Lukewarm)
  • Dry active yeast - 2½ tsp
  • Oil - for Deep Frying
  • Granulated sugar - ½ cup ( to coat)
Instructions
  1. In a bowl of lukewarm water add the yeast and 1 tbsp of sugar. Mix it well and set aside.
  2. Let it stand for 10 mins or till it gets frothy and the yeast gets activated.
  3. In a mixing bowl add all purpose flour, sugar, the yeast mixture, coconut milk, salt and form a thick batter.
  4. Cover and let it rest for 2 hours in a warm place. If you living in a cold country preferably in the oven with the light on.
  5. Heat oil in a pan. Meanwhile, in a piping bag with a round nozzle fill in this batter and keep it ready.
  6. Take granulated sugar in a plate and keep it ready.
  7. Pipe the batter into the hot oil cutting out (about 4 to 5 inchs long) with the help of a knife.
  8. I fried 5 at a time , depending on the size of your kadai fry them till golden brown from both sides.
  9. Transfer the doughnuts to a kitchen towel lined plate and then roll the doughnuts in the plate of granulated sugar when they are still warm.
  10. Serve them warm with any jam or as it is with coffee.
Recipe by Desi Fiesta at https://www.desifiesta.com/2018/04/firi-firi-doughnuts-tahiti.html