My Rainbow Chinchin: A message of Hope
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- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 550 g All purpose flour
- 170 g Granulated sugar
- 113 g Salted butter
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 6 food safe colors in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- 1
Measure and Mix dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- 2
Measure and mix wet ingredients together except butter.
- 3
Add butter to the dry ingredients and mix with your fingers until just combined.
- 4
Pour in the other wet ingredients and mix together until dough forms. it should form a perfect dough but if its feels a bit stiff, add a Tbsp of water or milk. if it feels too tacky, add a Tbsp or 2 of flour no more. DO NOT over work the dough.
- 5
Wrap in a saran wrap and allow to rest on the counter for about 5 mins. this allows flavors blend in
- 6
Unwrap rested dough, divide into 6 portions, color each p0rtion with the 6 different food colors above and roll individually.
- 7
Cut into any desired shape either the traditional chinch shape or with small cookie cutters.
- 8
Heat up oil. Fry for 10 - 12 mins. Remove with a slotted spoon and spread on a paper towel lined tray to cool. Chin chin will be soft when hot but hardens as it cools.