Fresh Doughnuts

                                                   

My boyfriend told me that I couldn't make doughnuts as of the dirty oil but armed with fresh oil for the deep fryer I ready to attempt them! For a first go I think it went rather well. I found a doughnut recipe in John Whaite bakes book and the Great British Bake Off (which one) book they were both the same recipe except the method was written slightly differently as well as the type of filling they used. So I used John Whaite bakes.

                                       

                                            

                                                    

John Whaite's Recipe

Ingredients 

500g strong white flour

10g salt

50g caster sugar

7g fast action yeast

240ml milk

40g butter

2 eggs

Methods 

1. Firstly make a simple, enriched bread dough, put the flour in a large mixing bowl and stir the salt and sugar into it, then add the yeast.

2.put the milk and butter in a saucepan over a medium heat and warm up until you can just hold your finger in the milk without needing to snatch it back quickly. Mix well so the butter melts, then ass the eggs and beat then in.

3. Slowly add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing them together with a dough scraper or wooden spoon. When the liquid has been incorporated, tip the the contents of the bowl out on to the worktop and knead for 10 minutes. The mixture will be extremely sticky, so the best way to knead is by picking it up and slamming on the counter top, then folding it over. Or knead with an electric dough hook for 5 minutes.

4. When the drought is smooth and elastic, place it in a floured bowl and cover with a damp cloth or cling film. Leave to rise for 1 hour.

5. After the dough has risen, weigh into 10 equally pieces (86g ish). Roll these pieces into perfect balls, place on a floured sheet, well spaced apart, and covered in cling to rise for 45 minutes.

6. 15 minutes before the dough balls are ready, hear the deep fat fryer to 160C. Fry the doughnuts 2 or 3 at a time for about 3-4 minutes each side. Remove with a slotted spoon or gently with a pair of tongs. Dip in sugar, I used a vanilla sugar and serve. 

Optional: use a small circle cookie cutter to make a hole in the middle of the doughnut to make ring doughnuts and doughnut holes. 

                                                 

For a first attempt these went really well. next time I may make a filling instead of just a vanilla sugar coating.

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Karen