Magwinya: Doughnut Bites from Botswana
Mix the dough In a stand mixer bowl. add the water, sugar, and yeast. Leave to get foamy, about 5 minutes. Add in the flour, salt, and vegetable oil. Knead with a dough hook until a smooth dough…
- Prep
- 17 min
- Cook
- 39 min
- Total
- 56 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Medium
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
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Cooking instructions
In a stand mixer bowl
In a stand mixer bowl. add the water, sugar, and yeast. Leave to get foamy, about 5 minutes.
Add in the flour, salt, and vegetable oil
Add in the flour, salt, and vegetable oil.
Knead with a dough hook until
Knead with a dough hook until a smooth dough forms, about 5 minutes.
Leave the dough to rise
Leave the dough to rise
Remove the dough from the mixer
Remove the dough from the mixer bowl and form into a ball. Lightly mist the bowl with oil and replace the ball of dough into it. Cover the bowl and let rise in a warm place, 1 to 1½ hours, until doubled.
Shape and fry the doughnuts
Shape and fry the doughnuts
Preheat about 5cm (2") of vegetable
Preheat about 5cm (2") of vegetable oil in a pot to 180℃ / 350℉ – you can use a smaller pot needing less oil to fill but cooking less doughnuts at a time, or a larger one and cook more each batch. I also like to set up a drying rack set over a paper-towel-lined sheet pan to drain the doughnuts on, so they stay crispy. You can also prep a plate with paper towels if you don't want to bother.
When the oil is at temperature
When the oil is at temperature, use a cookie scoop or two regular tablespoons to form a piece of dough into a rough ball shape and place in the oil. Repeat for as many doughnuts as will fit in your pot without overcrowding.
Fry each doughnut for about a
Fry each doughnut for about a minute on each side, turning halfway through. Drain on prepared rack or paper towels.
When the doughnuts have cooled slightly
When the doughnuts have cooled slightly, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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Scale it
Use the servings stepper above the ingredients and every quantity adjusts. Cooking times stay roughly the same.
Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
Approximate values per serving. Worked out from the ingredient list — treat them as a guide, not a measurement.
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