Firi Firi
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Firi firi is a coconut-based donut. It is a Polynesian specialty served at traditional breakfast, especially in Tahiti.
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Ingredients
- 2½ cups flour
- ¼ cup caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ½ cup coconut water (at 85 F)
- ½ vanilla pod , split lengthwise and scraped
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- icing sugar (to sprinkle)
- 2 tablespoons flour (to sprinkle)
Equipment
- Stand mixer
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Instructions
- Pour and dissolve the yeast in the coconut water.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the flour, sugar, coconut milk, yeast dissolved in the coconut water, vanilla seeds and knead until obtaining a smooth and homogeneous dough.
- Cover the bowl with a cloth and let the dough rise at room temperature for 2 hours.
- Then, sprinkle some flour over it to prevent it from sticking.
- Separate the dough into 10 pieces and form balls. Sprinkle a little flour while work the dough until it does not stick to the fingers.
- Roll these balls into small sausages and form the shape of an 8, characteristic of these donuts.
- Let the donuts rise again on a floured work surface at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- In a frying pan, heat a large amount of vegetable oil at 350 F / 170 C and fry the firi firi on both sides until golden brown.
- Remove the firi firi from the pan with a skimmer and place on paper towels.
- Sprinkle the firi firi with icing sugar.
- Enjoy them hot.
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