30/04/2025
Fried Donut Holes
Ingredients:
* 300g bread flour (or plain flour)
* 30g sugar + 1 sachet vanilla sugar
* 125ml warm milk
* 6g dry yeast
* 1 egg
* 50g unsalted butter, room temp
* A pinch of salt
Instructions:
1. Activate Yeast:
* Dissolve the yeast in warm milk and let it sit for 5 minutes.
2. Mix Dry Ingredients:
* In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt.
3. Combine Wet Ingredients:
* Add the milk-yeast mixture to the dry ingredients.
4. Knead Dough:
* Mix gently, then add the beaten egg.
* After 3 minutes, incorporate the soft butter.
* Knead for 10-15 minutes until the dough is soft but not sticky.
5. First Rise:
* Shape the dough into a ball and let it rise until doubled in size (about 1.5 hours).
6. Shape Dough:
* Degas the dough and shape into 20g balls or roll out to 1cm thick and cut with a cookie cutter.
7. Second Rise:
* Place dough balls on baking paper.
* Cover with tea towel and let rise until doubled in size (about 1 hour).
8. Fry Doughnuts:
* Heat oil to medium temperature (about 160Ā°C).
* Fry until golden on both sides.
9. Finish:
* Coat hot donuts in sugar, or wait until cool to dust with icing sugar.
* Fill with cream or jam if desired.
