Botswana Recipes | How To Make Fat Cakes | No Yeast

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with similar richness.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness while brown sugar is often less expensive.

In a large mixing bowl, add bread flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.

Whisk everything together until well blended.

Add 1.5 cups of cold water and mix using a wooden spoon until the flour is moistened.

Knead the dough for about 5 minutes, adjusting water as needed to achieve the right consistency.

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for 15 minutes.

After resting, knead the dough for 1 minute.

Divide the dough into 9 equal rounds, coating each with flour and placing them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Heat oil on the stovetop to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Stretch one piece of dough and carefully place it in the hot oil.

Fry until golden brown on one side, about 2-3 minutes, then flip and fry the other side until golden brown, another 2-3 minutes.

Remove from oil and place on a plate lined with paper towels.

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