Donuts
Who doesn’t like Donuts? You can find them with different toppings or fill ins, that suit everyone’s taste! But did you know that making them at home is actually easy and the results are amazing?
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Fryer
- Spatula
- Bowl
Ingredients
For the dough
- 280 grams Flour T55 – T65
- 40 grams Melted Butter Room Temperature
- 7 grams Instant Yeast
- 30 grams Sugar
- ¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1 pinch Salt
- 120 mL Milk Full Cream
- 1 Egg
For the glaze:
- 220 grams Powdered Sugar
- 60 grams Melted Butter Room Temperature
- 3 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
For the filling (your choice)
- Strawberry, Apricot or Red Fruits Jam
- Chocolate paste
- Pastry Cream (Learn how to make it here)
Instructions
For the dough
- First add the egg, melted butter and yeast to the milk and whisk
- Let it rest for 10 minutes
- Second, mix the flour, sugar, salt and Nutmeg in a big bowl using a spatula and create a hole in the middle
- Pour the liquid mixture in the bowl and using a spatula, keep mixing until a dough starts to form
- Then put the dough on a work surface and knead it for about 10 minutes
- Replace the dough in the bowl, cover it and leave it for about an hour or so, until the dough rises and doubles in volume
Shaping and baking
- Afterwards, flour your work surface and put your dough on it
- Gently flour the dough and start rolling it until you get a 4 mm thickness
- Using a round mold or a bowl, cut your dough into round pieces
- For the hollow ones, do not forget to do a smaller round cut in the middle
- Then place your cut round shaped pieces of dough into parchment paper, cover them and let them rest for about 20 minutes
- In the meantime, heat some oil in a pot at 160 degrees Celsius (320 Fahrenheit) or by setting your deep fryer at the right temperature
- Put the precooked pieces in the oil and return them in the oil once the lower part starts to get golden
- For the hollow cut ones, you will know they are done baking once you see bubbles in the center
- As for the whole ones, you can gently tap on them using a slotted turner. If you hear a hollow sound it means they are done!
- Place the cooked goods on a cooling tray
Glazing
- Once cooled down, dip them completely in the glaze on both sides, and replace them on the tray (make sure to put a napkin underneath the tray)
- Once the sugar has crystallized, you can start devouring them!
Filling
- Using a knife, create a hole on the side up until the center
- Fill a piping bag with the ingredient that you want, and using a sharp pointy end, fill until it starts oozing out from the same hole
- Your donuts are ready to be savored!
Video
Notes
Our Cooking Hints:
- You can add powdered sugar on top of the filled ones for an even better taste!
- These are best conserved in the fridge in a zip lock bag for up to 2-3 days
Reference: Origins
