Yeast Donuts
- 410 g water
- 13 g dry active yeast
- 75 g butter or 75 g vegetable shortening
- 105 g sugar
- 11 g salt
- 38 g nonfat dry milk powder
- 105 g eggs
- 750 g high grade flour
- Normal dough Procedure:.
- Mix yeast with a little water for about 15 minutes
- Mix sugar, salt, milk powder and eggs together.
- Add rest of water (should be warm), yeast mixture and the egg mixture slowly to the flour. mix for a few minutes then add softened butter. Knead for about 10 minutes.
- Let dough rise until doubled in size.
- Punch down and deflate dough, if its too sticky knead lightly.
- Allow dough to relax for 5 minutes.
- Roll out to 1.2 cm or .5 inch. Cut out shapes. Reroll excess scrap.
- Place on a floured tray and allow to rise until approximately doubled in bulk. Depending on temperature this may take a few hours.
- Fry at 190deg C, using two spoons to flip donuts over.
- Well risen donuts should have a white band around the middle.
- When cool roll in cinnamon sugar or ice with glaze:.
- Icing Sugar.
- Cocoa (optional).
- 1/2 tsp butter.
- Boiling Water.
- for vanilla glaze add 1/2 tsp vanilla essence.
- Add icing sugar until consistency is correct.
- Store in Freezer.
water, active yeast, butter, sugar, salt, nonfat dry milk powder, eggs, flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/yeast-donuts-351779 (may not work)