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.
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:
- 1
2 1⁄3 cups flour - 2
3 tablespoons caster sugar - 3
2⁄3 cup milk - 4
¼ cup butter - 5
1 ½ tablespoon yeast - 6 2 tablespoons caster sugar
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in an airtight tin.
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 min. | 2 hours 30 min. | 10 min. | 3 hours 13 min. |
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- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
In a cup mix 1 ½ tablespoon 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.
This makes a yeast-based "leaven" which improves the flavour of the doughnuts.
Stage 2 - 30 min.
After this time, put 3 tablespoons caster sugar, ¼ cup butter and 2 1⁄3 cups flour into a food-mixer bowl with the rest of the milk.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Pour in the yeast leaven liquid and knead on slow speed until the dough is evenly mixed.
Stage 4 - 2 hours
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.
Heat the oil to 180°C (360°F) and lower in the doughnuts. Fry until golden brown...
Stage 7
...on both sides.
Stage 8
Sprinkle the cooked doughnuts with caster sugar.
Remarks
You can also top your doughnuts with fondant icing or chocolate ganache.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 12 Doughnuts : 1.50 €
- Per Doughnuts : 0.13 €
And to drink?: A cup of good coffee.
Source
Based on Jamie Oliver's recipe.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grapefruit moelleux, Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée), Cheese tart, Vegetable clafoutis, Financiers, ... All |
| Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crème brulée, How to heat milk without it catching on the bottom of the pan, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Pancake batter, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rosemary steamed fish, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Leek and potato soup, Spinach Mornay, Elsa's Comtoise galette, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kouign-amann brioche, Poaching syrup, Fresh fruit in sabayon, Home-made terrine of foie gras, Kouign-amann, ... All |
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