Mandazi, African Donuts
Mandazi, African Donuts – light, fluffy and incredibly tasty.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Donuts
Cuisine: African
Keyword: african donuts, mandazi, mandazi recipe
Servings: 40
Calories: 64kcal
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- ½ cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- vegetable oil for frying donuts
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.
Serving: 1donut | Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg