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Don’t doughnuts just take you back to being a little child…it’s like you have a wonderful secret you’re hiding from everyone. You just devour them..so light and fluffy, and that creamy pastry…heaven on earth.
Prep time: 60 mins – Rising time: 2 hours plus overnight – Cook time: 20 mins
Ingredients:
- 5 eggs
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 1/3 cup warm milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons softened butter (unsalted)
Equipment:
| Measuring cups and spoons |
| Standing mixer |
| Small bowl |
| Large bowl |
| Cling film |
| Rolling pin |
| Doughnut cutter or cookie cutter |
| Frying pan |
| Kitchen paper towels and large plate or large sieve (to take fried doughnuts out on) |
How to…..
Mix the milk and yeast in a small bowl and let it sit for 15 mins. Put all the dry ingredients in the electric standing mixer. Pour in the milk and yeast mixture on one side of the bowl and the beaten eggs on the other side (1 egg at a time). Start adding the butter very slowly bit by bit – take 25-30 minutes adding it and while beating on medium-high speed. Let it mix well after each addition.
Cover the dough in a lightly oiled bowl with cling film and let it rise for 2 hours in a warm place. Stretch the dough or punch lightly down on it and cover again and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from the fridge and turn the dough out on a floured surface
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