Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour (3 full tablespoons)
- Yeast (Pakimaya) (½ tablespoon)
- Chapa mandazi (1 tablespoon)
- Illovo sugar (1 tablespoon)
- Margarine (Blue band) (1 tablespoon)
- Lemon
- Water
- Salt (1 teaspoon)
- Cooking oil
Instructions:
How to make a dough:
- Prepare a clean bowl and put in flour mix it with ½ tablespoon of yeast,1 tablespoon Illovo sugar,1 tablespoon of margarine and one table spoon of chapa mandazi
- Grater lemon shells, put one tablespoon of the grater in the bowl with the other ingredients
- Pour in 1 cup of water and 1 teaspoon of salt and start kneading into a dough for 8-10 minutes
- Once the dough has risen, knock it back and knead it lightly on a floured surface. For ring donuts, roll the dough to about 1cm thickness, before cutting to your desired size, either with a donut cutter or two round cutters (one smaller and one larger).
- Transfer your donuts to an oiled tray/board/plates and cover with a piece of lightly oiled clingfilm. Leave in a draught-free place for about 1 hour until the donuts have doubled in size.
How to cook the doughnut:
- Fill a pan with around 1 litre of oil (sunflower or vegetable is ideal) and heat to 180°c. Once the oil is hot, carefully drop your risen donuts into the oil. The number of donuts you can fry at once will depend on your pan size and donut sizes. Just be cautious not to overcrowd your pan, as each donut added will lower the oil temperature and affect the overall frying.
- As soon as your donut is golden on one side, flip it over with some chopsticks to fry the other side. Once both sides are golden, remove from the oil and place on some kitchen roll to absorb the excess oil.
- If you plan to sugar your donuts, roll them in some Illovo sugar whilst still warm. Alternatively you can glazed them, which again should be done whilst still warm. Or if icing your donuts, wait until they are cool before finishing.
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