How to Prepare Appetizing Sata Andagi (Okinawan Donuts)

Sata Andagi (Okinawan Donuts). In a large bowl, beat eggs, milk, and vanilla. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture; stir until dry ingredients are moistened and dough is smooth.

The expression 'sata andagi smiles' refers to the cracks on its surface because the cracks look like the shape of smile. Sata Andagi is a deep fried doughnut made from eggs, sugar and flour, and an Okinawa speciality. Okinawan language is a little different from standard Japanese but basically Sata Andagi means deep fried sugar doughnuts. You can cook Sata Andagi (Okinawan Donuts) using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sata Andagi (Okinawan Donuts)

1. Prepare 160 grams of Cake flour.
2. You need 1 of Egg.
3. Prepare 80 grams of Dark brown sugar (or white sugar).
4. Prepare 2/3 tsp of Baking powder.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of Vegetable oil.
6. It's 1 of Frying oil.

It's appearance look like smile or flower when the dough deep fried slowly in low temperature oil. With a name meaning 'deep-fried sugar' in Okinawan, these satisfyingly filling, cake-style donuts are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Enjoy with a strong cup of tea. The name comes from Okinawan word: sata means sugar and andagi means deep fried (food).

Sata Andagi (Okinawan Donuts) step by step

1. Break the egg into a bowl and beat it. Add the sugar and mix well. Add the vegetable oil..
2. Add the cake flour and baking powder, and fold them in..
3. Roll the dough into ping pong ball sized balls..
4. Deep fry the dough balls slowly in oil heated to around 160℃..

The texture of sata andagi is very dense, and less airy and fluffy like the regular doughnuts. In a large bowl, beat eggs, milk, and vanilla. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture; stir until dry ingredients are moistened and dough is smooth. If you've never had these Japanese-style donuts before, you are missing out!