Soft Mini Mandazi How To Guide

Mandazis are pastries similar to donuts that are popular in Kenya that are a perfect snack plain or with a hot beverage. In this recipe I demonstrate the process of kneading and how to make them soft and tasty.
You can make them different by adding lemon or orange zest or spices like cinnamon, cloves or nutmeg.

Ingredients:
600g Self Raising Flour
(If using all purpose flour:600g and 6tsp baking powder)
6 tbsp Sugar
1tbsp margarine/soft butter
2 Eggs
1 cup Milk
1-2 tbsp Cinamon powder(optional)

Method:
Mix the flour,cinnamon,margarine and sugar in a suitable bowl. Make sure the margarine is broken up into the flour.
In a separate bowl whisk the egg into the milk.
Make a well at the centre of the flour and add the milk and egg mixture and slowly mix to form a dough.
Knead the dough for 3-4 minutes or until it stops sticking to the sides of the bowl and you have a smooth surface.
Cover the dough with a damp cloth and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 1cm thick piece.
Using a sharp small knife, cut the dough into the desired size setting aside ready for deep frying.
Heat your oil in a suitable pot and gently dip the mandazi pieces to cook until light brown on the first side then turn to cook on the second side.
Serve them warm or cold

[shanullajiwa]

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[shikumwaura]

Did them with the exe mandazi flour with the yellow pack, and added a teaspoon of cinnamon.. They were Awesome....Everyone loved them.

[nemamdala]

My mum used to make mandazi when we were growing up. She learnt from her Tanzanan friends but we never mastered the skill. I tried these two days ago and they were just perfect.

[soothingmelancholy]

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[rutendom]

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[elizabethmwangi]

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[gloryk.]

I learned making mandazi exactly as chef Raphael from my mum back in my lower pry school. Today I rarely measure anything. I do it bila stress and they're always yummy.

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[pastormarymigot]

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[carolwakio]

I tried the recipe and it was awesome. I added lemon zest. The mandazis were soft and tasty, the best I've ever made.

[paulinewahome]

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[hopembote]

I did this... was my first time and I am here to simply say thank you Chef....

[brendarono]

I tried this today and they came out so perfectly. My family enjoyed it. Thanks Chef Raphael

[glorianakakooza]

For the first time i prepared some for my family during the weekend and they loved them. Thank you for the recipe.

[lucazambarda]

They came out as tasty as I imagine yours are! Thanks for the recipe!