Traditional soft and fluffy East African fried bread, similar to doughnuts or beignets, made with yeast dough and aromatic cardamom. Perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert.

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east african

Nutrition

Provides moderate carbohydrates and calories from flour and sugar with some protein from egg and milk, but high in fat from deep frying

Calories	200 kcal
Energy	837 kJ
Protein	4 g
Total Fat	7 g
Saturated Fat	2 g
Trans Fat	0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat	1 g
Monounsaturated Fat	3 g
Cholesterol	18 mg
Carbohydrate	32 g
Sugars	6 g
Dietary Fibre	1 g
Sodium	200 mg

*per serving

VegetarianHalalKosherNut FreePeanut FreeSesame FreeSoy FreeShellfish Free

This information is AI-estimated. For the most accurate details, please rely on product packaging. Always consult your doctor for professional dietary advice.

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Soft Mandazi / Biegnets

Swahili Food by Vanessa (Vanessa)

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Name: Soft Mandazi / Biegnets — Tasty Bites
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: Dry Ingredients:; 3 cup All Purpose Flour; 2 teaspoon Instant Yeast; 5 tablespoon Sugar; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 0.5 teaspoon Ground Cardamom; 0.5 teaspoon Salt; Dry Ingredients (Mix in a bowl and set aside); Wet Ingredients:; 1 cup Milk (lukewarm); 4 tablespoon Butter (melted, or margarine); 1 whole Egg

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Ingredients

Dry Ingredients:

3 cup All Purpose Flour

2 teaspoon Instant Yeast

5 tablespoon Sugar

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

0.5 teaspoon Ground Cardamom

0.5 teaspoon Salt

Dry Ingredients Mix in a bowl and set aside

Wet Ingredients:

1 cup Milk lukewarm

4 tablespoon Butter melted, or margarine

1 whole Egg

Equipment

Large mixing bowl

Rolling Pin

Deep heavy-bottomed pan

Wooden skewer

Kitchen knife

Damp cloth

Instructions

Add the wet ingredients into a separate bowl and mix well.

Now add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and knead into a dough.

Cover with a damp cloth and set aside to rise for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

Roll out the dough (1cm in height) on a lightly floured surface. Cut out shapes. You could cut them into small squares or diamond shapes. You can even use a glass to cut out round shapes.

In a thick bottomed pan, add enough oil to deep fry. The oil is ready to use when you put a wooden skewer in it and bubbles form around the skewer.

Drop in the cut dough shapes and lower the heat to avoid the outside burning while the inside is uncooked. Flip the mandazi over every 30 sec and cook for about 2 min.

Enjoy!