Our sweets and desserts Thursday is on how to make a quality doughnuts with glaze!!!Doughnut is a very nice dessert you simply can't resist. Follow this quick and easy steps to make your homemade doughnut to your own taste.
Ingredients:
Flour 1kg
Unsalted butter 150g
Yeast 4 tablespoons
Milk powder flavour 250g
Bread improver 20g
Sugar 150g
Eggs 2
Salt 1/2 teaspoon
1 quart (1 litre) vegetable oil for frying
For glaze:
⅓ cup butter
2 cups confectioner's sugar
1½ teaspoons vanilla
4 tablespoons hot water or as needed
STEP1. Firstly, Mix the yeast with warm water together in a bowl, because the yeast needs warm water to activate; it will help the doughnut dough rise and fluffy.
STEP2. Mix yeast mixture, milk powder flavour, sugar, salt, eggs, butter, improver and add flour in a mixer on a low speed. You can also use a wooden spoon as alternative and mix by hand.
STEP3. Beat in remaining flour, ½ cup at a time, at a low speed. Do this until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl.
STEP4. Knead the dough with your hands and knuckles for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.
STEP5. Set the dough into a greased bowl to rise, until dough doubles in volume (about 1 hour).
STEP6. On a floured surface, roll the dough out until Cut with a floured doughnut cutter, or cut into doughnut shapes by hand.
STEP7. Let the doughnuts rise again until double their size (about 30-60 minutes). And Lay them out on a tray and cover them with a large, clean towel.
STEP8. Prepare the glaze while doughnuts are rising.
TO MAKE THE GLAZE!
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Be careful not to burn the butter.
Take the butter off the iron and stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth.
Stir in hot water one tablespoon at a time until the icing is thin, but not watery.
STEP9. Heat the oil in a deep fryer or Use a kitchen
To avoid a greasy taste and texture, heat the oil up on medium high for five minutes, and then gently reduce the heat.
STEP10. Slide the donuts into the oil carefully, with metal tongs or a spatula. Turn the doughnuts over when they float up to the surface. Fry evenly on both sides until golden brown.
STEP11. Remove doughnuts from oil and let drain on a wire rack. Make sure any excess oil drips off the doughnut before you glaze it.
STEP12. While doughnuts are still warm, dip doughnuts into the glaze, coating evenly. Set to dry on a wire rack and enjoy immediately.
Hmmm yummy, you just have to try it out. And can also share us your pictures whenever you've made them...Bon appetite!!!
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