Alkaki

Category

Pastry

Origin

All of Niger (Hausa)

Preparation

30 min + resting

Cooking

30 min

Serves

20 pieces

Alkaki is a festive pastry: a wheat dough shaped into small ridged cakes, fried and then dipped in sugar syrup. It is offered at weddings, naming ceremonies and major celebrations.

Ingredients

• 500 g wheat flour
• 1 tsp dried yeast
• 50 g sugar for the dough
• About 25 cl lukewarm water
• Oil for frying
• For the syrup: 400 g sugar and 25 cl water

Method

1. Mix the flour, yeast and sugar, then add the water and knead until you have a firm dough.
2. Cover and leave to rest for 1 hour.
3. Shape small oval cakes and mark them with ridges using a fork.
4. Fry over medium heat until well golden, then drain.
5. Prepare the syrup by boiling the sugar and water for 10 minutes, dip the hot alkaki in it and leave to dry.