Doughnuts


Doughnuts
Ring doughnuts are a traditional American treat. In the United States they are part of the culture and come plain or with lots of different icings and toppings.

Here is a recipe for plain doughnuts to which you can add your own choice of icing.
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Last modified on: September 22th 2013
For 12 Doughnuts, you will need:

Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Resting: 2 hours 30 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 3 hours 15 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 3 min.
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In a cup mix 20 g yeast with 4 tablespoonsful of warm milk. Leave to ferment for 30 minutes at room temperature.

This makes a yeast-based "leaven" which improves the flavour of the doughnuts.

Stage 2 - 30 min.
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After this time, put 40 g caster sugar, 50 g butter and 350 g flour into a food-mixer bowl with the rest of the milk.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
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Pour in the yeast leaven liquid and knead on slow speed until the dough is evenly mixed.

Stage 4 - 2 hours
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Gather the dough into a ball and put this into a clean bowl. Cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 2 hours at room temperature.

Stage 5 - 20 min.
After this time, roll out the dough and shape the doughnuts as shown in this video. Once they are all on the baking sheet, cover with a plastic sheet again and leave to rest for 1 hour.

Stage 6 - 10 min.
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Heat the oil to 180°C (360°F) and lower in the doughnuts. Fry until golden brown...

Stage 7
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...on both sides.

Stage 8
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Sprinkle the cooked doughnuts with caster sugar.
Remarks
You can also top your doughnuts with fondant icing or chocolate ganache.
And to drink?
A cup of good coffee.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in an airtight tin.
Source: Based on Jamie Oliver's recipe.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe50 RDI=20 %340 RDI=30 %50 RDI=8 %2,020 RDI=100 %8,470 RDI: 100 %
Per 100 g7 RDI=3 %60 RDI=5 %8 RDI=1 %330 RDI=20 %1,370 RDI: 20 %
Per piece3 RDI=1 %30 RDI=3 %4 RDI=1 %170 RDI=8 %710 RDI: 8 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 12 Doughnuts : 1.55 €
  • Per Doughnuts : 0.15 €

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