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Old July 13th, 2004, 09:09 AM
Pat Anderson
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the Karl Orff writes
In article ,
(Eupe-mbwa (Wh1t3d0g)) wrote:

On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:42:14 GMT, Not the Karl Orff
wrote:

I had Mandazis in Zanzibar which I have not been able to replicate. It
was more like a deep-fried bread roll than a doughnut (texture was
meatier than a doughnut). Does anyone have a Zanzibari recipe? I have
not been able to find one on the internet.


Here's one from a cookbook we bought in Zan.
2 cups plain flour
5 tbsps sugar
1 cup cocnut milk
1 tsp coarsly ground cardamom
1 sachet yeast
oil for frying

Mix all ingredients with coconut milk and bind into a dough. Leave in
a warm place for 4-5 hours to rise. knead dough well and roll out to
1/2" thick, cut into triangles or required shapes and leave for
further 15 minutes. Deep fry in hot oil on medium heat to a deep tan
colour then drain on kitchen paper.

The trick may be experimenting with yeast and/or standing time, also
the type of oil will affect the flavour. I'd guess that corn oil is
probably used in Zanzibar.


Trying it right now. Will bake then fry some, fry others.

The texture was more like a bread roll than a donut. The ones I've made
have more of the puffy texture of chinese "donuts" (deep fried breakfast
bread sticks)

Karl,
Keep up the good work!
If you are in the US, tell me, who are these webtv people? They seem
like people with nothing to say, certainly wouldn`t know a mandazi if it
bit them!
Pat
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