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Lesotho Cinnamon Rolls (Makoenva)
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Lesotho
Prep Time
1
hour
hour
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Servings
24
pieces
Author
International Cuisine
Ingredients
2
teaspoons
yeast
1
Tablespoon
sugar
1
cup
water
1
teaspoon
salt
2
teaspoons
vegetable oil
flour
1/4
cup
raisins
Oil for frying
equal parts cinnamon and sugar combined to roll them in.
Instructions
Combine yeast and sugar in a bowl and add in 1 cup of lukewarm water.
Wait until it turns bubbly and frothy about 10 minutes
Add salt and oil.
Add flour until dough doesn't stick to your hands while kneading ( I used about 2 cups)
Add in the raisins and mix together
Let the dough rise until it doubles in size
Stretch the dough and pinch off a medium size pieces
Put in hot vegetable oil to fry until golden brown
Roll them in cinnamon and sugar
Serve warm with cup of rooibus tea
Enjoy!