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Papuan Fried Scones

Name: Papuan Fried Scones
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Papua New Guinea
Ingredients: 300g All-purpose flour; 50g Sugar; 2 tsp Baking Powder; A pinch Salt; 180ml Milk; 1 Egg; To taste Oil for frying

Snack

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Balls of flour dough deep-fried — a market and breakfast staple in Papua New Guinea.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

What's called a 'scone' in Papua New Guinea is fried bread made from balls of flour, sugar, and baking powder dough. Sold at markets and roadsides, they're eaten for breakfast or as a snack with tea or coffee. They're also an easy taste often made at home.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a morning market in Papua New Guinea, women line up bags of round breads fried in big pots as passersby buy them.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

All-purpose flour 300g
Sugar 50g
Baking Powder 2 tsp
Salt A pinch
Milk 180ml
Egg 1
Oil for frying To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Add the milk and egg and bring together into a soft dough.
With oiled hands, roll into balls slightly bigger than a ping-pong ball.
Fry in 160°C oil, turning, until cooked through.
Drain on a rack.

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