Mandazi is a type of bread made from wheat flour, sugar, margarine and raising agent. It is a popular food and is eaten as part of a meal or snack. Mandazi is mainly starchy and low in other nutrients. The nutritive value of Mandazi can be improved by blending wheat with nutritious amaranth flour.
Ingredients
1 standard cup (250 g) amaranth flour
2 standard cups (500 g) all-purpose flour
3 level teaspoons (15 g) baking powder
6 level teaspoons (30 g) sugar
6 heaped teaspoons (60 g) margarine
3 eggs
1 litre of cooking oil
A pinch of salt
¼-½ standard cup (65-125 ml) milk
Method or Directions of Preparations
In a clean working bowl sieve and mix amaranth and wheat flour and baking powder
Rub the margarine into the flour mixture until it resembles bread crumbs
Add salt and sugar to the flour and mix well
Beat the eggs one at a time and add into milk and whisk until well blended Rubbing in the margarine in flour Preparation of liquid mixture
Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture.
Add liquid into the well and fold in flour using a wooden spoon until a dough is formed.
Knead the dough with hands until it is smooth, elastic and workable dough is attained.
Cover with a dump kitchen cloth for 10-15 minutes.
Heat oil in a heavy frying pan.
Divide the dough into two big balls and place on a floured board.
Using a rolling pin roll, out the dough evenly to ½ inch thickness
Cut into desired shapes and deep fry until golden brown on both sides.
Mixing the liquid and sifted flour Cut them into desired shapes
Using a perforated ladle, remove mandazi from the hot oil draining out oil.
Place in a bowl layered with grease proof paper to drain the oil
Allow to cool and serve as part breakfast or a snack.
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