Donuts

Donuts

Donuts…the name itself is a mouth watering stimulus. But preparing this spongy juicy snack wasn’t that easy for us in the beginning. Both of us being excellent foodies, have munched on real delicious donuts available in all good bakeries of Cochin city and therefore were heartbroken when our own donuts turned about to be a failure. We hunted down every possible recipe available on net, asked our chef friends…but still the result didn’t come up to our level of expectation. First we tried adding baking powder, but later we got the below mentioned recipe using dry yeast and trust me it actually is the best ever donut recipe. It did pave way to the materialization of our “dream donut”.

Try this one out for sure, but yes don’t make it a habit coz certain things can be enjoyed only when you get to have them rarely!!

Donuts:

Source: www.joyofbaking.com

Ingredients

1.      Maida                          295g
2.      Dry Yeast                    1 ½ tsp
3.      Butter(unsalted)          40g
4.      Salt                              ¼ tsp
5.      Vanilla essence            2 tsp
6.      Egg                              1 large
7.      Sugar                           35g
8.      Lukewarm milk           120 ml
9.      Oil for frying

Method:

1.      In a food processor blend ingredients 1 to 7. When it becomes a uniform mixture, slowly add lukewarm milk until it becomes a smooth dough.

2.      Cling wrap  the dough and keep aside for 1-2 hrs for it to rise.

3.      Sprinkle a little flour on a clean surface and roll out the dough to 1 inch uniform thickness.

4.      Using a donut cutter, cut out each donut and arrange them in a floured tray.

5.      Cover it with a  oil sprayed thin plastic cling film and let it rise for another 30-45 mins.

6.      Heat enough oil in a pan to deep fry the donuts. When the oil reaches around 180-190⁰C, put the donuts one by one and fry till golden brown on both sides.

7.      Remove from the oil, drain on a paper towel and serve glazed with sugar or chocolate sauce.

Note: During frying, try to maintain the heat between 180-190⁰C by switching to medium to low flame. Also for the donuts to puff up, prick slightly with a tooth pick while frying.

Yield: 10 nos.

Nutritional Information:

1 donut gives 4.14 g of protein, 9.5 g of fat, 25.8 g of carbohydrates, 205.6 KCals of energy, 24 mg of calcium and 0.9 mg of iron.