Mandazi

Ingredients

• 4 cups self-rising flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons cooking oil
• 3-4 cups additional cooking oil (to fry the dough)

Directions

1. 1

   Mix the flour, sugar and water together until an even dough.

2. 2

   Add the 2 teaspoons of oil into the dough and continue mixing.

3. 3

   Meanwhile, put the 3-4 cups of oil into a pan/pot on the stove and set on high.

4. 4

   Beat the dough until soft yet firm.

5. 5

   If the dough is still not yet as tough, add another half a cup of self rising flour and knead the dough.

6. 6

   Once completely mixed and firm, flatten the dough with a rolling pin (dough should be about 1/8th of an inch thick).

7. 7

   Cut the dough into shapes (I like to make hearts and circles, as well as triangles and squares).

8. 8

   Carefully lay the cut out dough shapes into the pan and wait for the edges to brown. When they reach a medium brown, flip the dough and cook the other side.

9. 9

   When the mandazi has finished cooking, lift out of the pan and keep in a covered pot.