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Mandazi, African Donuts

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by: Joanna Cismaru
09.11.12
Updated: 06.02.20

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Mandazi, African Donuts – light, fluffy and incredibly tasty.

Close up shot of Mandazi, African Donuts stacked on a plate, dusted with powdered sugar

I’ve been really sick this weekend with a sore throat and the last thing I wanted to do is cook.

But I was in the mood for some donuts. 🙂 I wanted something different though, and surfing through the web I came across this African donuts recipe. I was delighted. Don’t get me wrong, most donuts recipes are pretty similar but these donuts are with coconut milk which is what I think makes them special.

They were wonderful, so tasty, light and fluffy, not too sweet, so I sprinkled some powdered sugar over them, just fabulous.

So give it a try, it’s a wonderful treat for a weekend. This recipe will make lots of donuts, didn’t count them all, but I had 1 large bowl full of donuts, plenty to share with friends.

Close up shot of Mandazi, African Donuts stacked on a plate, dusted with powdered sugar

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Mandazi, African Donuts

4.72 from 49 votes
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Total: 45 mins
Author: Joanna Cismaru
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • vegetable oil for frying donuts
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Instructions

  • In a small bowl mix the yeast and warm water and stir. Let sit for 5 minutes until yeast dissolves.
  • In the bowl of your mixer, add flour, salt, cardamom, and cinnamon and mix. Add vegetable oil, egg, coconut milk, sugar and yeast mixture.
  • Using the hook attachment mix everything until the dough is not too sticky and it does no longer stick to the side of the bowl, add additional flour as needed.
  • Place the dough in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let it rest for about an hour until the dough rises a bit.
  • Heat oil in a frying pan, or a wok works well for this.
  • Cut the dough in about 6 pieces to make it easier to roll and cut. Roll each piece so that the dough is about 1 cm (less than 1/2 inch) in thickness. Cut into triangles and place in hot oil. Fry on both sides. Place donuts on paper towels to soak up the oil. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Sprinkle with powder sugar and enjoy.
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  1. Mandazi says

    November 5, 2020 at 8:44 am

    this was amazing

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  2. Kim says

    August 15, 2020 at 1:27 pm

    I love Mandazi (that is the Kiswahili word for the donuts and what they are called in the East African countries that they originate from). Sorry but these countries are not francophone but are English speaking. Just had to make that correction.

    Thanks Jo for sharing the delicious recipe.

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  3. Irie Dorsey says

    May 27, 2020 at 11:16 am

    5 stars
    I loved this recipe so much!

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