Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts)

Name: Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp cardamon spice; 2 eggs; 1 butternut or pumpkin; 3 tbsp butter or margarine; 1 vegetable oil for frying; 4 tbsp sugar; 1 pinch salt

kiki.faith89 @cook_3500004

Ruiru, Central, Kenya

A snack enjoyed by many homes in East Africa. Balanced meal and simple in preparation. An inspiration from the Swahili culture

kiki.faith89 @cook_3500004

Ruiru, Central, Kenya

A snack enjoyed by many homes in East Africa. Balanced meal and simple in preparation. An inspiration from the Swahili culture

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Ingredients

2 cupall-purpose flour
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspcardamon spice
2eggs
1butternut or pumpkin
3 tbspbutter or margarine
1vegetable oil for frying
4 tbspsugar
1 pinchsalt

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Steps

1

Boil the butternut or pumpkin. Then peel it.
2

Mash up
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In a large bowl add the eggs, melted butter, cardamon spice, baking powder, sugar and a pitch of salt. Mix up
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Mix up the ingredients and later add the mash
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Keep adding the flour to the mix until the dough forms and becomes soft
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Once done, Cover with a plastic paper bag of dump cloth. Leave over night or for 8 to 12 hours
7

Spilt the dough into two. And roll it flat not too thin not too thick. Cut into strip and later into squares
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Add oil in a sauce pan and heat it. Once hot. Deep it the squares in the oil. Fry until browned
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Serve it for breakfast or as a snack