GUYANESE MITHAI 🇬🇾

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener with a unique flavor.

coconut

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: desiccated coconut

Almond flour offers a nutty taste and is gluten-free.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a tropical flavor and is dairy-free.

Incorporate the butter and shortening into the flour until evenly distributed.

Add nutmeg, cinnamon, and sugar to the flour mixture and mix until well combined.

Add milk and mix until it forms a dough, kneading and adding more flour as needed.

Roll out the dough to about half an inch thick.

Cut the rolled dough into desired lengths and widths.

Heat oil in a pan over medium heat for frying.

Fry the cut dough until golden brown, ensuring the heat is not too high to avoid burning.

Remove the fried mithai and place on paper towels to drain excess oil.

In a small saucepan, combine sugar, ginger, vanilla extract, and water, and bring to a boil until sticky.

Pour the syrup over the mithai and gently mix until the syrup dries up and the mithai looks white.

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