African Cinnamon Doughnut Twists
This yummy African Cinnamon Doughnut Twists are tastefully prepared and severed asbreakfast, snack and dessert across West Africa.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup water (warm)
- 2/3 cup milk (warm)
- 2 tbsp butter (melted)
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp active dry yeast (1 oz sachet)
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Mix warm water, milk, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Stir, cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm storage for 20 minutes.
- Remove cover, add flour, vanilla extract, and butter.
- On a flour dust surface, mold flour mixture, place in a bowl, cover and place in a warm storage for 30 minutes.
- Punch down dough to deflate then place on a floured board and cut into 8 equal pieces.
- Using your hand or a lightly dust surface, roll pieces of dough into a rope, twist, cover and place in a warm storage for 10 minutes for the twisted doughnuts to rise. Flip them to the other side so the flat side can rise too.
- In a frying pan heat oil on medium heat, place in the twisted doughnuts to fry. Once the doughnuts turn golden brown on one side, flip to the other side and let them cook. Once the other side is golden brown, remove and place on paper towel to absorb excess oil. Each doughnuts take about 4 minutes total to cook.
- Mix 2 tablespoons of sugar and ½ teaspoon of cinnamon powder in a bowl, dash and flip doughnuts in mixture to coat. Yummy and Delicious African Cinnamon Doughnut Twists ready to served.
Notes
1. These African doughnuts freeze well. Place them in a Ziploc bag and place in the freezer. To eat, simply remove them and let them thaw before eating. If you want them warm, place in the microwave and warm for a minute before eating - note that arming them will melt the sugar coating on the outside. Also, you should warm them for more than a minute as they will become hard.
2. Nutritional information is per doughnut.