LEMON CINNAMON MANDAZI

I think I am becoming obsessed with cooking MANDAZI! This is my second recipe and this time I opted to cook with baking powder instead of Yeast and flavored the Mandazi with Lemon and Cinnamon. Mandazi is a popular East African snack that is cooked by deep frying dough that has been kneaded and flavors added into it. There are so many variations to Mandazi recipes, but once you get the basics of cooking this delicious snack, you will be able to have it in any way you want.You are allowed to add different spices, liquids and even vegetables. Mandazi are so popular that even Martha Stewart made them, check out her Recipe which I will definitely try out! They can be served with Tea for breakfast, as an appetizer, as a lunch snack and even dinner dessert. I'm having fun making these Mandazi that you will definitely be seeing more variations of it. Lemon gives these Mandazi a lovely fragrance while Cinnamon add a spicy taste to this snack. You can serve this snack as a savory dish with a dip, or beans. My Lemon Cinnamon Mandazi turned out Light and fluffy, tasty to the core and not overly sweet. Follow me on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter

Ingredients

-1 Cup Milk
-1/2 Tablespoon Cinnamon
-1 1/2 Cups Oil for frying
-1/4 Cup freshly squeezed Lemon Juice
-2 Cups All Purpose Flour
-1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
-3 Tablespoon Margarine
-4 Tablespoon Sugar
-Pinch Salt
-2 Eggs

Method

-Sift Flour into a large bowl. Add in the Margarine/Butter and rub with your hands until mixture resembles breadcrumbs

-Add Sugar to the mixture

-Add in the Cinamom

-Add the Grated Lemon Zest. Pour in the freshly squeezed Lemon Juice

-Mix the Milk and Eggs together until well combined

-Pour the Milk-Egg mixture into the dry ingredients

-Knead the dough with your hands until it has become firm but still soft

-Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel, keep in a warm place and let it rest for 30 minutes

-The dough will have rested and poofed

-Take the dough from the bowl and place it on a lightly floured surface

-Cut the dough into four equal parts

-Take one of the dough and roll in out into a circle. The thickness should be 1/4 inch, but you can roll thinner or thicker depending on your preference

-Use a Glass, Plastic Cup, Cookie Cutter to cut into suitable sizes or shapes
-I used the rim of a Glass to cut out round shapes of the Mandazi

-This is one of the shapes cut from the dough

-Cut the circles out from the rolled out dough. The excess pieces of the dough set aside as you will roll them again and cut out the shapes

-Repeat the process of cutting the shapes until all the dough is finished

-Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed deep cooking pan. Let the oil heat until it is very hot. If the oil has not heated enough the Mandazi will absorb a lot of oil while cooking

-Cook the Mandazi until golden brown. Remove the Mandazi from the oil, shake the ladle a bit to let excess oil drop back into the pan

-Put the Mandazi in a large bowl on kitchen paper to drain out excess oil, cover to keep warm until you have cooked all the Mandazi

-This time I wanted more flesh inside the Mandazi so I rolled out a larger thickness than before. Crunchy on the outside, yet fleshy on the inside. The Lemon and Cinnamon flavors are to die for!

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LEMON CINNAMON MANDAZI

by Mulunga Alukwe July-29-2017

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Milk
• 1/2 Tablespoon Cinnamon
• 1 1/2 Cups Vegetable Oil for Frying
• 1/4 Cup Freshly squeezed Lemon Juice
• 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 3 Tablespoon Margarine/Butter
• 4 Tablespoon Sugar
• Pinch Salt
• 2 Eggs

Instructions

-Sift Flour into a large bowl. Add in the Margarine/Butter and rub with your hands until mixture resembles breadcrumbs-Add Sugar, Cinnamon, Lemon Zest, and Lemon Juice. Mix well and set aside-Mix the Milk and Eggs together until well combined. -Pour the Milk-Egg mixture into the dry ingredients-Knead the dough with your hands until it has become firm but still soft-Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel, keep in a warm place and let it rest for 30 minutes-Take the dough from the bowl and place it on a lightly floured surface. Cut the dough into four equal parts -Take one of the dough and roll in out into a circle. The thickness should be 1/4 inch, but you can roll thinner or thicker depending on your preference-Use a Glass, Plastic Cup, Cookie Cutter to cut into suitable sizes or shapes. I used the rim of a Glass to cut out round shapes of the Mandazi-Repeat the process of cutting the shapes until all the dough is finished-Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed deep cooking pan -Let the oil heat until it is very hot. If the oil has not heated enough the Mandazi will absorb a lot of oil while cooking. Add a few Mandazi pieces into the oil-Cook the Mandazi until golden brown-Put the Mandazi in a large bowl on kitchen paper to drain out excess oil, cover to keep warm until you have cooked all the Mandazi-Serve with your favourite drink or have them plain

Details

Prep time: 1 hour Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 1 hour 20 mins Yield: 4 Servings