kenyan mandazi

A very lively exchange has been going on for a while at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s00Fq_EkLAM on Aimees mandazi recipe on this site. Some folks say that is not “mandazi” but “kitumbua”, others say it’s “mahamri” and so on. I would like to assume, that “mandazi” is a general name. To be on the safe side, I will call this “half cake mandazi”. I remember during school days, there were very tasty “half cake” you could buy in Jinja town, near the source of the Nile …

Cuisine: East African Cuisine: East African Cuisine: East African Ingredients650 grams plain wheat flour600 ml lukewarm water80 grams sugar (Some people prefer more, others less. Taste the dough!)1 sachet yeast (for 1/2 kg flour (Check out the manufacturer's instructions))1/2 teaspoon