Kenyan maandazi (fried bread)
24 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | cups | Flour |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | tablespoon | Active dry yeast |
| 1½ | cup | Water |
| 4 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
Directions
Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Pour water and oil into center of flour mixture. Mix thoroughly.
Knead dough 15-20 minutes. Divide into 6 large balls. Roll each ball out into circles. Cut each circle into 4 triangles. Deep fry until brown.
NOTES : Maandazis taste best when they are warm. They are served on any occasion, except as a dessert.
Recipe by: Kitchen of Eastern Arabia/Robert Tole, Mombasa, Kenya Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #665 by Creedenite@... on Jul 11, 1997