Dessert
Akpan (Fermented Maize Pudding)
About
A tangy fermented-maize pudding of southern Togo, cooled and sweetened with milk and sugar, sold by street vendors as a refreshing breakfast or dessert (known as akassa in neighbouring Benin).
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Fine sieve or cheesecloth
- Heavy pot
- Wooden spatula
- Serving glasses
Ingredients
White maize flour (fine cornmeal)3 cups
Water6 cups
Sweetened condensed milk0.5 cup
Sugarto taste
Pinch of salt1
Ice, to serveas needed
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