Beignets/Mandazis

Name: Beignets/Mandazis
Total time: 1800 s
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups self raising flour; 1/8 cup sugar (add or reduce to taste); 2 table spoons margarine; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 egg beaten; 1/2 cup warm milk; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinammon (optional); Oil for deep frying

shalimba @cook_13258175

Ukunda

What I love most about mandazis is how you can always vary the ingredients yet still get amazing results. These particular mandazis are so rich in taste n flavor..heres how I did them.

shalimba @cook_13258175

Ukunda

What I love most about mandazis is how you can always vary the ingredients yet still get amazing results. These particular mandazis are so rich in taste n flavor..heres how I did them.

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Ingredients

30mins

2 cupsself raising flour
1/8 cupsugar (add or reduce to taste)
2table spoons margarine
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1egg beaten
1/2 cupwarm milk
1/2 teaspoonground cinammon (optional)
Oil for deep frying

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Steps

30mins

1

In a bowl sieve the flour then add in sugar, salt and cinammon n mix well.
2

Add the margarine and rub it into the flour until it forms crumbs (looking like bread crumbs)
3

Make a well in the middle and pour in the beaten egg then the warm milk gradually while kneading to a soft (but not sticky) dough.
4

Cover bowl with a kitchen cloth and allow to sit n rise for about 10 minutes
5

Dust your work top and roll the dough flat roughly 1cm thick.
6

Heat enough oil in a deep frying pan till hot enough. You can check whether oil is hot by dropping a small piece of dough in it. If the dough rises n floats at the top the oil is ready.
7

Cut into squares (or whichever shapes you like) and fry several pieces at once depending on size.
8

Fry while turning till golden brown on both sides. Remove and drain excess oil on a kitchen paper.
9

Serve with a cold or hot beverage.