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Yeast Doughnuts

In my long search for the very best donut dish, I have actually tried dozens of different dishes, strategies and procedures. I can rather confidently say that this is the very best doughnut recipe ever.

Prior to we continue, to make the dough for this dish, you will need a strong bowl mixer, like a Kenwood or Kitchenaid, as mixing the dough will check your machine. To start, measure 500g strong white bread flour into your mixer bowl. Add 15g immediate dry yeast, 60g sugar, 10ml fine salt, the zest of half a lemon, 4 eggs gently beaten and 150ml water. In addition, distribute 125g softened unsalted butter and put this aside. Put the bowl on your mixer with the dough hook attached. Mix the dough on medium speed for about 8 minutes, and the dough comes away tidy from the side of the bowl. Scrape the dough down from the hook and include one 5th of the butter to the bowl. Mix this at medium high speed. Include another 25g of butter every minute and continue mixing up until all of the butter is combined with the dough. The dough will be glossy, extremely elastic and smooth. Transfer the dough to a bowl, cover with clingfilm and permit this to increase up until doubled in size ... about an hour. Knock the dough back, recuperate the bowl and place this in your refrigerator overnight. The following day remove the dough from the refrigerator and divide it into 20 x 50g portions. Roll each portion into a ball, flatten it into a disc and transfer it to a lightly floured baking sheet, leaving about an inch in between every one. When all of the donuts are formed, lightly cover the sheet with clingfilm. Permit these to increase for 4 hours in a warm location. Simply separate them using a knife if any of the donuts have actually stuck to one another. Half fill a big pan with oil and heat this to 180c or 350f. Fry the donuts in batches for 4 minutes, turning halfway through. Remove them from the oil utilizing a slotted spoon and drain any excess oil on cooking area paper. Toss the donuts in caster sugar and you're ready to sample the best donuts ever.

Ingredients: 500g Strong white bread flour 15g yeast 60g Sugar Zest of 1/2 lemon 4 Eggs, lightly beaten 10ml Salt 150ml Water 125ml Softened saltless butter Oil for frying Caster sugar for coating

Scrape the dough down from the hook and add one fifth of the butter to the bowl. Include another 25g of butter every minute and continue blending up until all of the butter is combined with the dough. The following day get rid of the dough from the refrigerator and divide it into 20 x 50g portions. Roll each portion into a ball, flatten it into a disc and transfer it to a gently floured baking sheet, leaving about an inch between each one. Once all of the donuts are formed, gently cover the sheet with clingfilm.