Home made Donuts | Sugar Donuts | American Breakfast Recipe

Donuts, a deep fried pastry made from lightly sweetened yeast dough and later it is topped with various toppings like sugar glazing or chocolate or simple sugar. 

Though I like a couple of toppings on donuts, simple plain sugar on the top is my all time favorite. There were times that I had picked at least a couple of donuts from the bakery section of the grocery store whenever we visited and really loved those soft donuts from the bakery store.

Later when I had decided to try donuts at home, it was not easy at first, a few attempts were total disasters and at that time I didn't even know the reason, after a while I came to understand that those were the times I didn't know how to proof the yeast properly. 

Once I get a hang of proofing the yeast, I always prepare them  at home whenever I'm craving for some doughnuts.

We both like south Indian style spicy tiffin for our breakfast hence initially we couldn't think of this kind of sweet pastries as breakfast. 

But now once in a while, we can have a couple of donuts along with coffee for our breakfast when we are driving.  

Now coming to the recipe, I have tried this donut from joyofbaking, actually it's my go to website for any pastry/baking items. 

Since baking was not part of our cooking at my home when I grew up, the precise measurement and the detailed procedure in joyofbaking really help me a lot to get any baking/pastry item perfect on the first time!!!

Without further delay, let's check out the recipe, but if you want to know what i have prepared for past 5 days under International breakfast, here they are

Day 1 - Mysore Masala Dosa from India
Day 2 - Mani pittu from Srilanka
Day 3 - Mofo Gasy from Madagascar
Day 4 - Baozi from China
Day 5 - French Crepes from France

Home made Donuts

Preparation Time : 2 hrs | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Makes : 9 
Recipe Category: Breakfast | Recipe Cuisine: American
Donuts,Sugar Donuts, Donuts, a deep fried pastry made from lightly sweetened yeast dough and later it is topped with various toppings like sugar glazing or chocolate or simple sugar.

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Ingredients
All Purpose flour - 1 cup
Instant yeast - 3/4 tsp
Butter - 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Sugar - 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Salt - 1/8 tsp
Warm Milk - 1/4 cup + 1 tsp
Egg - 1/2
Sugar - for coating the donuts.

Procedure

Take flour, yeast, sugar & salt in the bowl, mix it all well together, cut the butter into small pieces and add into the flour mixture and incorporate the butter into the flour with your fingers.

Once all the butter is incorporated into the flour, it looks like bread crumbs. Then add the beaten egg and warm milk and mix it well until it become a dough.

Transfer the dough on the counter and start kneading the dough for 5 mins or until it became soft and smooth.

Once the dough is smooth, place it on the greased bowl and cover it with cling wrap and keep it in warm place for 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs or until it's doubled.

Once the dough is doubled, remove the cling wrap and gently punch the dough to escape the air. 

Transfer the dough on the working surface. Lightly dust the dough with flour and start rolling into thick disk with the rolling pin.

Use the donut cutter & cut into desired shape. Since i don't have donut cutter, i have used one small bowl and a cap of the bottle to cut into donut shape.

Place the dough on the parchment lined tray. Do the same for the remaining dough and cut the whole dough into donut shape.

Gather the leftover dough & roll them again into thick disc and cut into donut shape.

Place them all on the tray and cover it with kitchen towel and keep it in warm place for another 30 mins or until the size is doubled.

Heat the oil for deep frying, add a pinch of dough, if it's brown in 30 to 40 secs, then the oil is ready. Add the donuts and let it cook on one side for 30- 40 secs.

With the wooden stick , gently flip the donuts and let it cook on other sides also for 30 -40 secs . Drain the donuts from the oil and place it on tissue paper.

Immediately add the donuts into the sugar and roll it all over.  Do the same for all the donuts and donuts holes.

Tasty Donuts is ready to serve. Serve them with coffee/tea.

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Notes:

• Instead of instant yeast, you can use the regular yeast also, but make sure that the yeast is well proofed before using.
• Depends on the flour quality & moisture content, sometimes i need more or less 1 tsp of milk.