Enriched Mandazi Recipe (east african doughnut)

 

A popular snack among urban dwellers across the country, enriched mandazi is a doughnut made with eggs plus fresh milk and conditioned with margarine; it is a favourite breakfast item for the entire family.

Ingredients 

7 cups (1063 g) self-raising wheat flour 

3 eggs (179 g) 

9 tbsp. (118 g) margarine 

Rind from 2 lemons (15 g) 

¾ cup (144 g) sugar 

½ tsp. (2 g) salt, iodized 

7 cups (1039 g) cooking fat 

11/3 cups (289 g) cow milk 

1¼ cups (282 g) water

Preparation 45 minutes | Cooking 30 minutes | Serves 4 

• Put flour, salt, sugar and lemon rind into a bowl and mix. 

• Mix all the water with the milk and warm. 

• Add margarine into the dry ingredients and rub in. 

• Add eggs onto the dry ingredients and mix. 

• Add the warm diluted milk into the bowl and knead the mixture into a soft dough. 

• Cover the dough with a dump cloth for 40 minutes. 

• Heat all the cooking fat in a pot for 10 minutes or until the oil bubbles when a pinch of dough is dropped in the oil. 

• Roll out the dough into the desired thickness; about a ¼ of an inch thick. 

• Cut the dough into preferred shapes. 

• Gently drop the cut-out pieces into the hot oil. 

• Fry one side until golden brown and turn. 

• Remove from oil and place onto paper towels to drain any excess oil. 

• Repeat the process with the rest of the pieces. 

• Serve as desired.

August 13, 2023 Tags : Common snacks

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