Donuts

Name: Donuts
Yield: 25
Ingredients: 75 g butter; 25 g yeast; 400 ml semi-skimmed milk; 120 g caster sugar; 1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; ½ lemon zest; 780 g wheat flour; 1 litre colza oil; caster sugar; 160 g icing sugar; 1½ tbsp water

Donuts can be a little tricky to make but well worth the trouble. Donuts are deep-fried in oil and then dipped in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar or topped with a glaze.

Ingredients

Butter	75 g
Yeast	25 g
Semi-skimmed milk	400 ml
Caster sugar	120 g
Salt	1 tsp
Eggs	2
Lemon zest	½
Wheat flour	780 g
Colza oil	1 litre

Garnish

Caster sugar
Icing sugar	160 g
Water	1½ tbsp

Instructions

Step 1

Crumble down the yeast in a bowl. Melt the butter in a saucepan and pour into the milk. Heat to max 37 ° and pour it over the yeast.

Step 2

Add sugar, salt, eggs, lemon and most of the flour. Work the dough and let it rest covered for about 40 minutes.

Step 3

Put the dough on a floured workbench. Roll it out into a rectangle, about ½ cm thick.

Step 4

Take out round sections with a measure, about 10 cm in diameter. Take out a small hole in the middle. Let rest, covered for about 30 minutes.

Step 5

Heat the oil to about 180 °. Fry the rings in batches 1 minute on each side. Take them out of the oil with a hole spoon and let them drain on kitchen towel.

Step 6

Stir together icing sugar and water, until a thick smooth glaze is formed. Colour with any food colouring. Swirl or spread on the glaze or dip them in caster sugar whilst still warm.

Enjoy!