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In a bowl, combine the butter (or margarine) and sugar and mix well with a whisk.
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Next add the egg and the vanilla essence and mix well.
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Combine the flour and the baking powder together and then sift it into what you just made in Step 1.
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Then with a rubber spatula, mix well in a cutting motion until the dough comes together.
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5
If because of the dry ingredients, the dough isn't coming together well, add another teaspoon of milk.
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Once it has come together, put the dough in a plastic bag and roll it out till it's about 7-8cm thick.
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Then put it in the fridge to rest for about 1 hour.
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Using scissors to trim the plastic bag.
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Then with a kitchen knife, cut the dough into 2cm square pieces.
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When you are cutting the dough, it's easier to cut if you coat the knife in cake flour.
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The photo for Step 5 shows a double batch, which is quite a lot...
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Deep fry them in oil at 335F (170C).
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Fry them till they are golden brown and they are done.
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They delicious plain, but are even better if you sift some cinnamon and coconut powder over them while they are still hot.
