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Kenyan Chocolate Mandazi With a Molten Chocolate Center

Mandazis are an East African breakfast staple. These Kenyan Chocolate Mandazis With a Molten Chocolate Center have an uber chocolatey flavour that is enhanced by the instant coffee addition. Right in the middle is the ooey gooey chocolate that just oozes out. Decadent guilty chocolate pleasure.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine Kenyan
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 3 people
Author Kalyonge

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 3 Cups self rising flour (410 g)
  • 1 tsp Instant coffee powder
  • 4 Tbs Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp Cardamom
  • 3/4 tsp All spice
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg - Freshly grated is preferable

Wet Ingredients:

  • 1 Cup Sour milk solids (used 240 ml cup) - You could substitute it with thick yoghurt, curd or butter milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence

Rest of Ingredients:

  • 200 g Chocolate - Use your favourite kind
  • 1/4 Cup Unsalted butter - Softened at room temperature
  • 1/2 Cup brown sugar - 140 g

Instructions

  1. Sieve all the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl.

  2. Add in the brown sugar and softened butter, rub in until flour resembles fine bread crumbs.

  3. Pour in sour milk solids and vanilla essence.

  4. Knead until the dough comes together then wrap in plastic wrap and set aside for twenty minutes to relax.

  5. Knead again until dough becomes smooth and elastic.

  6. Divide into four balls, roll each of them and flatten on rolling board. Roll using rolling pin to a thickness of 0.5".

  7. Cut out circular shapes of 3.5", it should yield approximately 18 pieces.

  8. Place chocolate on nine of the circles, dip finger in water and apply it around the edges.

  9. Take the remaining nine circles and use them to cover the ones that already have chocolate on them, making sure that the edges are accurately aligned.

  10. Use a fork to seal the two dough pieces together. Press firmly with the fork being careful not to perforate the dough.

  11. Fry the mandazi for 2.5 to 3 minutes per side in oil that's heated on moderate heat.

  12. Place on kitchen paper to drain excess oil.

SERVING:

  1. Let mandazis rest for about five minutes before serving because the chocolate will still be very hot and can scald someone.

  2. Best accompaniment to the Kenyan Chocolate Mandazi With a Molten Chocolate Center is tea. You could have them as is, they are still awesome.