Magwinya
Amagwinya, Vetkoek or Fat Cakes. Magwinya is a much-loved and versatile South African treat that goes by many names.
easy
SERVES 20
PREP TIME 1hr 30mins
COOK TIME 30mins
Ingredients
- 500g Cake Flour
- 10g Instant Yeast
- 25g Huletts White Sugar
- 5g Salt
- 430ml Water
- 700ml Sunflower Oil for Cooking
- Huletts Icing Sugar for dusting (optional)
Method
- Mix all ingredients to form a stiff dough. (No kneading required)
- Place in a bowl and cover with a clean dish towel.
- Leave it to prove in a warm place for 1 hour (the dough should double in size).
- Remove dough from the bowl and place it on a floured surface.
- Knock the dough back and shape it into small individual balls of roughly 40g each.
- In a deep pan or pot, heat oil to medium heat (the pot must be filled halfway to the top).
- Carefully drop each ball into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, turning the balls around to cook evenly.
- Remove and place on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
- You can dust the Magwinya with icing sugar.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write one.
Leave a review
Conversion Table
Cups | Tablespoons | Grams | |
---|---|---|---|
Butter | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 57g |
1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 76g | |
1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 227g | |
Flour/Sifted | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 30g/27g |
1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 40g/35g | |
1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 60g/55g | |
1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 120g/110g | |
Granulated Sugar | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 50g |
1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 65g | |
1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 100g | |
1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 200g | |
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 45g |
1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 60g | |
1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 90g | |
1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 180g | |
Water | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 57g |
1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 76g | |
1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 114g | |
1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 227g |