Doughnut recipe 🍩

13 steps

Prep:2h 30minCook:10min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:30:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories428.3 kcal (21%)

Total Fat8.3 g (12%)

Carbs82.5 g (32%)

Sugars48.9 g (54%)

Protein6.6 g (13%)

Sodium120.8 mg (6%)

Fiber1.7 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

Instructions

Activating the yeast

Step 1

1. Whisk the warm water, 2tbsp sugar and yeast in a bowl / mug. Leave to rest for 5 minutes until a light froth forms, this means the yeast is working

water100ml

yeast1 packet

For the dough

Step 2

2. Heat the milk in a microwave until warm to touch. Then melt the butter in a separate bowl.

MicrowaveMicrowave

milk140ml

Step 3

3. Add the milk, sugar, salt, eggs, butter, and half of the flour into bowl. Slowly start mixing whilst adding in the yeast mix, then add in the remainder of the flour until you have a smooth dough with a bit of stickiness

milk140ml

eggs2

vanilla extract1 tsp

salt½ tsp

Step 4

4. Knead the dough for a few more minutes either by hand or mixer with a dough attachment. Don’t over mix knead until it lightly spring back once you press you mr finger on it.

Rising

Step 5

5.Lightly grease a bowl with a nonstick spray or oil, turn the dough around the bowl to give the dough a thin coat. Cover with a damp tea towel or clingfilm and leave to rise in a warm area for 1 and 1/2 hours until doubled in size.

Bowl

non stick spray

Shaping the dough

Step 6

6. Punch down the dough to release the air in the dough. Roll out on a slightly floured surface to a 1/4 inch thickness, cut out the shape of the doughnuts with a circle cookie cutter and a smaller circle to create the hole. Leave to rest for 10 minutes

Cooking

Step 7

7. Use a large pot and pour vegetable oil, enough so the doughnuts can float, and heat until 375’c (about 11 on induction hob)

Pot

Tongs

Step 8

8. Carefully drop the doughnuts into the oil and cook on each side for about 1 minute until they are a light golden brown, drain on a cooling rack or kitchen roll to remove excess oil.

Decorating

Step 9

9. For sugar doughnuts roll around in the prepared granulated sugar once slightly cooled from the oil.

Step 10

10. For chocolate glazed doughnuts, Either Drop the doughnuts in a thin original glaze to create a base, wait to dry then dip into the chocolate glaze Or Dip into chocolate glaze, add preferred sprinkles

Step 11

11. For original glazed, Cover all of the doughnut In a thin glaze

For the vanilla Glaze

Step 12

12. Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl and slowly add in the milk and vanilla gradually to create a smooth glaze.

Whisk

vanilla extract½ tsp

icing sugar240g

milk80ml

For the chocolate glaze

Step 13

13. Melt the chocolate and leave to cook whilst you prepare the rest of the ingredients. Sieve the icing sugar and cocoa powder into a bowl. Gradually add in the wet ingredients same as you did in the last step

Whisk

milk80ml