mandazi (african donuts)

Name: mandazi (african donuts)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1 cup Whole Milk (1 cup warm whole milk); ¼ cup Vegetable Oil (0.25 cup vegetable oil + 2 quarts vegetable oil for frying, or as needed); ¼ cup Granulated Sugar (0.25 cup fine white sugar); 1 piece Egg (1 medium egg); 2 tsp Instant Yeast (2 teaspoons instant yeast); ½ tsp Table Salt (0.5 teaspoon table salt); ½ tsp Ground Cardamom (0.5 teaspoon ground cardamom); 3 ½ cup All-Purpose Flour (3.5 cups all-purpose flour, sifted)

30 minAfrican

Servings18

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Steps

1combine milk, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, sugar, egg, instant yeast, salt, and cardamom in a large bowl. mix in flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough comes together and is easily handled. knead dough on a flat work surface until no longer sticky. return dough to the bowl; cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
2press dough down gently. knead briefly, then divide dough into 4 equal portions. roll each portion into a ball; keep covered with a cloth to prevent dough from drying.
3roll 1 dough ball into a 1/3-inch-thick circle on a floured work surface. cut into 4 triangles using a pizza cutter; cover with a cloth. repeat with remaining dough balls.
4heat 2-inches oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan over medium heat.
5working in batches, fry dough in hot oil until puffed, 1 to 2 minutes. flip dough and continue frying until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes more. transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.