Doughnut recipe

• 100 ml (3.5fl oz) Single cream
• 1 Large egg, lightly beaten
• 60 g (2.1oz) Caster sugar
• 100 ml (3.5fl oz) Freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 Orange, finely grated zest
• 3 tbsp Olive oil
• 425 g (15oz) Self-raising flour, plus extra for kneading
• 500 ml (17.6fl oz) Sunflower oil, for deep frying
• 200 ml (7fl oz) Milk
• 50 g (1.8oz) Dark chocolate, broken into small chunks
• 2 tsp Cornflour
• 40 g (1.4oz) Caster sugar
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 5 tbsp Caster sugar

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the cream, egg, caster sugar, orange juice, orange zest and olive oil until combined.
2. Sift in the flour and mix to make a soft dough
3. Turn out the dough and knead it on a lightly floured work surface for 1 minute to form a soft ball of dough.
4. Using floured hands, divide the dough into 16 pieces.
5. Roll out each piece with your hands into a sausage shape, about 15cm/6in long, then press the ends together to form a ring.
6. Run your finger around the inside to make a hole, then transfer to a lightly floured plate
7. To make the cinnamon dust, mix together the caster sugar and cinnamon on a plate and set aside.
8. To make the chocolate sauce, put half of the milk in a saucepan over a medium heat and bring to just below the boil.
9. Reduce the heat to low, add the chocolate and stir until melted.
10. Mix together the remaining milk, cornflour and caster sugar in a bowl and add it to the chocolate milk mixture Stir over a medium-low heat for 3-5 minutes until thickened, then transfer to a serving bowl.
11. Preheat the oven to 70 degrees C/150 degrees F/gas 1/4 and heat the sunflower oil in a wide, deep saucepan to 180C/350F, or until a piece of bread turns golden after 40 seconds.
12. Fry the doughnuts, 3 at a time, for about 4 minutes, turning once, until golden.
13. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper, then transfer to an ovenproof plate and keep warm in the oven while you cook the remaining doughnuts
14. Roll the doughnuts in the cinnamon dust until lightly coated.
15. Serve warm with the chocolate sauce

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Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/14533/nicola-graimes-cinnamondusted-doughnuts (may not work)