Snacks are very important in keeping us satisfied when we are hungry and desire to have something not too heavy for intake. Some of the quick recipes to prepare on a happy day can be chips, kakro, etc which can be enjoyed with a soft drink during the cool of the day Learn more about how to prepare chips. Learn more about how to prepare kakro with ripe plantain. There is a special type or kind of biscuit that is exclusively made in the Volta Region of Ghana and to be specific made by the Ewes. For so many years, this product has been in the market not only the local market but a number of people order this biscuit right from the city. It holds a kind of prestige that makes it a global recipe to taste. This biscuit is popularly called in the local dialect as 'STARCH KPORNOR' but most people also call it Ayigbe biscuit. Today, you will learn everything you need to know about this biscuit from the processes involved in baking it to a whole lot that will interest you.
Starch kpornor, Ayigbe biscuit made in Agbozume of the Volta Region Gh
This biscuit is made basically from cassava starch and coconut with some additional ingredients and a special method that can be best elaborated on by the women in the commercial production of this product.
The ingredients or food substances used in making this Anlo Ewe biscuit are outlined below:
Starch is the major ingredient that is used in making this biscuit and this particular business is mainly done by the women but nonetheless, they are at times assisted by the men. The women go to the market to get the starch and when brought home, it is dried under the sun. The starch when bought comes in large lumps so as it is being dried, the women break them into very fine flour with their hands to ensure that it dries properly. Drying the starch ensures that any water or moisture present in the starch is expelled before the main process commences.
Mature coconuts and also the dry ones are bought and broken or cracked with cutlass and the nut is sent to the mill for grinding. After grinding the coconut and it is brought back home, a moderate amount of water is added to it and a nice white cloth is used to squeeze the coconut water and the chaff separated. The chaff still remains useful for useful purposes like serving as feed for pigs and birds. All these are mixed with a measured amount of sugar to form a dough and it is from this dough that the biscuit is made. The dough is made and then formed into thin flats or slabs after which a stamp is used to create a pattern on the dough. The stamp used is the same one used by everyone who makes this biscuit in the region and this formation of slab and stamp to create the pattern is done in a metal that aids in baking. The molded dough is put in the metal called 'ganu' and then inserted into the oven for baking.
To bake, the oven is heated with hot coals some hours earlier or even a day before and the temperature is properly monitored for good outcome.
Some of the biscuits after baking
The biscuits are such that after baking, it is very dry and when eaten tastes crunchy and makes some pleasing sound. Some people love to consume the biscuits in this state but before the biscuits are sold, they are cleaned with a moist cloth to get rid of every dirt before packaging. These biscuits are wrapped in nice rubbers and again packaged in boxes when they are to be transported to other neighboring towns for sale. The wrapping process is very crucial so that as it is been transported, they do not break as they are very fragile.
Wrapped Ayigbe biscuits in white rubber ready to be sold
The prices of the biscuits are affordable but experience hikes due to some reasons. As stated earlier, the main ingredients are sugar, starch, and coconut and all these ingredients can be very scarce or expensive at times. In a season where coconut is scarce, it affects the pricing of the biscuits as well. Wonderfully enough, these biscuits can be taken with every type of porridge, even tea, and most enjoyably with soft drinks. The main nutrient a person can get from consuming these biscuits is carbohydrates in addition to other very essential food nutrients. Ayigbe biscuits also locally called starch kpornor are a very great kind of biscuit to try out for there are no allergies a person can report after consumption.
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