African Donuts Recipe

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African Donuts
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
183
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cups water

Directions:

  1. Warm the water up to 80 deg. (about 2 minute and a half in the microwave).
  2. Take about 2 ounces of that water and put in a small cup or plastic bowl.
  3. Let the rest of the water stand aside.
  4. Pour the yeast in the 2 oz warm water and mix slowly with 1 teaspoon of sugar.
  5. Cover and let stand.
  6. In a large deep bowl that has a cover, mix the flour, sugar and pinch of salt.
  7. Make a hole in the mix and pour in the risen yeast. Take a whisk (we use our fingers in Africa) and mix until blended. DO NOT USE AN ELECTRIC WHISK.
  8. Check that the remaining water previously put aside is still warm; if not, re-warm it for about 30 seconds.
  9. Pour in the water bit by bit, mixing vigourously each time, until you obtain a paste with a consistency just before that of a cake mix. Stop pouring the water and discard the rest, if any.
  10. Mix again for about 5 minutes. Close the bowl and put in the oven for about 2 and a half hours.
  11. After that time, you can see that the paste had risen for about 2 or 3 times what it was before, so choose the bowl wisely.
  12. Pour the vegetale oil ( about 30 oz.) in a deep sauce pan. The sauce pan has to be small and deep enough so that the oil fills it at least to the middle.
  13. Heat the oil until very hot. Put the heat down to medium, wait 1 minute.
  14. Mix the paste a bit to bring it down and start putting the paste in the oil using a tablespoon, one at the time, until there is no more space left in the pan. In Africa, again, we use our fingers for this part, dipping it in water now and then so that it won't stick.
  15. REMEMBER to dip the tablespoon in water now and then so that the paste won't stick to it.
  16. Turn it over now and then and control the heat; let it cook to a deep golden color. Too much heat will burn the outside while the inside is not cooked. Not enough heat will make the oil fill in the donuts.
  17. Remove the donuts from the oil and put in a colander covered with tissue paper to absord the oil.
  18. Serve warm.
  19. This recipe sounds long and difficult to make, but once you make it the first time, you'll see that there is nothing to it. I make it in 20 minutes for the mixing, 20 minutes for the frying.
  20. TIP: If you don't want to wait 2 hours for the paste to rise, put in the oven and turn the oven on to warm. It should rise in 30 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 183.37 Kcal (768 kJ)
Calories from fat 6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.67g 1%
Sodium 388.67mg 16%
Potassium 81.36mg 2%
Total Carbs 39.94g 13%
Sugars 14.7g 59%
Dietary Fiber 2.13g 9%
Protein 4.9g 10%
Iron 1.7mg 9%
Calcium 113mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 166.76 Kcal (698 kJ)
Calories from fat 5.46 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.61g 1%
Sodium 353.46mg 16%
Potassium 73.99mg 2%
Total Carbs 36.32g 13%
Sugars 13.37g 59%
Dietary Fiber 1.94g 9%
Protein 4.45g 10%
Iron 1.5mg 9%
Calcium 102.8mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.3
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

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