Desserts
Homemade Donuts
An easy, tried-and-true homemade recipe for donuts. Donuts are a high-calorie treat, especially since they’re fried in a lot of oil, so enjoy them in moderation.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup warm milk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 4 tablespoons softened butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- pinch of salt
- Powdered sugar and drizzle or chocolate sauce for garnish, as desired
- Chocolate Sauce
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 3 Galaxy chocolate bars
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- You can also make a cocoa-based chocolate sauce... Fatima’s method can be found by clicking the link Easy Chocolate Sauce for Desserts
- Chocolate sauce for donuts
- Break Galaxy chocolate bars and place them in a microwave-safe deep bowl
- Microwave for about 1 minute until the chocolate fully melts, stirring occasionally (or place the bowl over simmering water to melt)
- For more American desserts by Fatima, click on Blueberry Cheesecake
- Orange Sesame Cake — another favorite
Method
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- First, whisk the warm milk with sugar and yeast; stir well until the yeast begins to activate. The milk should be at a suitable temperature, not too cold or hot.
- Add the butter, eggs, and vanilla and whisk until the sugar dissolves.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour with baking powder and a pinch of salt
- Begin adding the flour mixture gradually to the milk-egg mixture and knead until all the flour is incorporated
- Knead for 5 minutes by hand or with a mixerTimers: 5 min
- Set aside to rise well for about an hour in a warm place
- Roll the dough to about 1 cm thick, not too thin, and cut into donut shapes with a small hole in the center
- Let them rest for about 45 minutes to proof before frying. It is very important to keep the discs covered with a thin cloth or plastic wrap to achieve the expected resultTimers: 45 min
- Fry the donuts in hot oil until they are browned
- Decorate donuts as desired, with a drizzle of sugar, powdered sugar, or chocolate
- Add the cream and vanilla and mix until the sauce is smooth and thickened
- Dip one side of each donut into the sauce
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianNut free
