Serves 3-4:
yield 16 medium mandazis
Ingredients:
1 cup self-rising flour
½ cup of warm water
2 tbsp of sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp margarine
1 tsp vanilla essence
Zest of 1 medium lemon
Extra flour for dusting
Icing sugar optional (to garnish)
For all-purpose flour use 1 cup to 1 tsp baking powder.
Method of Preparation:
- In a bowl sift in the flour or beat the flour with a dry fork or whisk to remove any lumps. (This step just helps to aerate the flour making it light and fluffy to better absorb the ingredients.)
- Combine the margarine(room temperature) with the flour and mix together to make some sort of small breadcrumb lumps
- Create a well in the center and add, sugar, salt, vanilla essence and the grated lemon zest.
- Gently add some warm water in the center and mix with a fork as you dissolve the sugar start folding in the flour from the from the center as you gently pour in the water.
- Once the dough has loosely come together, start to knead it with your hands. see
- On a clean surface, sprinkle some extra flour and start to work your dough kneading it until it is soft and elastic… This will take about 10 or more minutes of serious kneading
- Once your dough is soft and semi stretchy, let your dough rest. Place it in a bowl greased with very little oil, so your dough doesn’t stick, cover the dough directly with Clingfilm and cover the bowl with a warm damp cloth. Rest it for about 10 minutes.
- Divide your dough into 4 balls this depends on the size of mandazis you want. Less division if you want the large mandazis.
- Cover the other divided sections, and start rolling out one of the balls and cut it into whatever shape you fancy. I cut mine in to triangular shape by rolling the dough into a circle and cut it half way lengthwise, then across to make four quarters
- Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown on all sides.
- Drain and serve warm sprinkled with some icing sugar.
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