Doughnuts

I have never made doughnuts in my life before. But lately, I had some yeast left and decided to use it. I don’t really like throwing food (or ingredients) away. So I decided to make some doughnuts. And it worked.

Ingredients:
500 grams of flour (I give a bit more, let’s say half a cup more)
60 grams of fresh yeast
60 grams of sugar
4 yolks
125 grams of butter
200 mills of milk
A pinch of salt
Icing sugar
Jam
Oil for frying (I use pure oil, some use lard, some use butter)

Preparation:

Dissolve yeast in half a cup of warm water, add a table spoon of sugar and a table spoon of four.

Leave it for about 10 minutes. In the meantime, mix yolks with the rest of sugar (I use an electric mixer), add your yeast mixture, the rest of the milk, MELTED butter and flour with a pinch of salt.

I added a few drops of orange flavouring.

Mix it all together for a few minutes. Then, cover with cling film and leave in a warm place for about half an hour.

The dough/mixture should be gluey.

Now, you’ll need some help.

Put a tea towel in a warm place and cover it with flour (quite a lot, so that your doughnuts don’t stick to it).

Cover your hands with flour, scoop some dough with a table spoon, place it on your hand, cover it with flour and make it flat. Add some jam to the middle and seal the edges. If necessary, add flour.

Gently form balls and place them on your tea towel. They will be very fragile, still gluey so handle with care.

Leave your doughnuts for about half an hour and let them “grow”.

Heat oil in a pan, in which your doughnuts will be “swimming” and fried. Remember, that they will be still growing in the pan while frying.

When oil is hot (I always sprinkle w few drops of water to make sure the oil is hot enough), gently place 1 doughnut at a time and fry for a few minutes on each side. When brown, then ready. Remove from your pot, place on a paper towel to get rid of oil and let it cool down.

Add nearly a cup of icing sugar to a deep plate (or a bowl), juice from half a lemon and a splash of water. Use a whisk to combine all together. The icing should be NEARLY thick.

Grab a doughnut, dip it in the icing, turn upside down (so that the icing is on top) and place it on a rack (I used a roasting rack) with some paper underneath.

When the excessive amount of icing drips down and the rest sets, your doughnuts are ready.

Mine literally melted in our mouths.

Yum! Enjoy.