All ingredients (makes 12-14 pieces)
For the Dough:
– 3 cups 🌾 all-purpose flour, ∼375g
– 2¼ tsp 🧡 instant yeast, 1 packet
– ¼ cup 🍬 sugar + extra ½ cup for coating
– 1 🥚 large egg, room temp
– ¾ cup 🥛 warm milk, ∼180ml
– 3 tbsp 🧈 butter, melted + cooled
– ½ tsp 🧂 salt
– 1 tsp 🧡 vanilla extract or cardamom powder – Kenyan touch
For Frying:
– 3-4 cups 🧈 cooking oil, for deep frying
Method to follow 🔥
Step 1: Make the dough
1. Activate: In large bowl, mix 🌾 flour + 🧡 yeast + ¼ cup 🍬 sugar + 🧂 salt.
2. Wet mix: Add 🥚 egg + 🥛 warm milk + 🧈 melted butter + 🧡 vanilla. Mix to shaggy dough.
3. Knead: Knead 8-10 mins by hand or 5 mins mixer till smooth + elastic. Should be soft but not sticky. Add 1 tbsp flour if too wet.
4. First rise: Oil bowl, place dough in, cover. Rise 1 hour till double size.
Step 2: Shape the twists
5. Divide: Punch down dough. Divide into 12-14 equal pieces, ∼50g each.
6. Roll: Roll each piece into 8-inch rope. Fold rope in half, then twist the two strands around each other. Pinch ends to seal.
7. Second rise: Place on floured tray, cover with cloth. Rest 20-30 mins till puffy. They should look chubby before frying.
Step 3: Fry + coat
8. Heat oil: Heat 3-4 cups oil to 160°C/320°F. Test: drop small dough piece – should bubble gently + rise slowly. Too hot = brown outside, raw inside.
9. Fry: Fry 2-3 twists at a time, 2-3 mins per side till deep golden brown. Don’t crowd pan.
10. Sugar coat: Drain 10 sec on paper, then immediately roll in ½ cup 🍬 sugar while still hot. Sugar sticks better when warm – that’s why yours sparkles.
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