FRIED AND BAKED DOUGHNUTS

This doughnut recipe is super easy and you can choose whether you want to fry them or bake. No kneading needed! :)

Ingredients :

580 g flour

2 tsp dry yeast

1 tsp salt

200 ml warm milk

170 g melted butter

4 eggs (room temp.)

2 tbsp sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Sieve the flour into a large bowl. Add the dry yeast and sugar and whisk together. In a seperate bowl, whisk together the milk, melted butter, eggs, vanilla extract and salt. Pour the wet mixture over the flour mixture and mix all together using a spatula.

Cover the bowl with a cloth and leave in a dry area for atleast 2 hours to rise (you can also place it in the fridge for over night).

Sprinkle some flour on a cutting board and over the dough. Form the dough in a ball shape and roll it out, about 2-3 cm thick (if the dough is too sticky, sprinkle it with more flour). Cut out round shapes with a doughnut cutter or a glass and cover them with a cloth for 20 minutes.

Frying the doughnuts :

Pour a tasteless oil in a saucepan (rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, etc.) making sure the doughnuts will not touch the bottom of the saucepan. Throw the cut out doughnuts into the hot oil and fry them for about 30 sec. on each side (or untill brown).

Baking the doughnuts :

Place a sheet of baking paper on a flat baking pan. Place the cut out circles on the baking paper with at least 2 cm spaces between each other. Brush each one with some melted butter. Bake at 190°C (375°F) for 20 minutes (or until brown).

Vanilla glaze :

• 200 g icing sugar
• 2-3 tbsp milk or water
• 0,5 tsp vanilla extract

Chocolate glaze :

• 200 g icing sugar
• 1-2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 3-4 tbsp milk or water
• 0,5 tsp vanilla extract

Mix all together in a small bowl. For best results, dip the doughnuts in the glaze while they are still warm.

You can also pipe cream, jam or nutella into the doughnuts and play around with the taste and colors. Use the leftover dough to make mini doughnuts covered in icing sugar and cinnamon. Have fun! :)