Well I think these Doughnuts are pretty amazing. I made them in my stand mixer so I didn’t have to flex my muscles too much. However, if you don’t have a stand mixer you will have to knead for a few minutes. In the mixer it is about 6-7 minutes. Although I added an egg to my mixture you can certainly leave out the egg. I have tried making them without eggs and it worked just fine. You may need to add just a little more liquid to the dough. I never owned a doughnut cutter because I hardly ever made doughnuts. So I had to improvise with my cookie cutter and icing nozzle. If my kids ever wanted to eat doughnuts I often just bought them instead of making them. I felt if I bought them they will eat less of them…haha! I will confess I do have a sweet tooth but I certainly can limit the amount of sugar I consume, unlike my family…Lol!
This Doughnut Recipe yields 12 doughnuts and 12 doughnut holes as they call them. I made a glaze for half the doughnuts and I melted some milky bar chocolate and coated the other half and added some sprinkles on top. The kids will love the milky bar ones, they are delicious and they can help make them too. If you prefer all glazed you can double the recipe for the glaze. When you add the liquid to the dough it will be really sticky but as you knead it will be less sticky. Do not be tempted to add too much flour to the dough. As it’s kneaded it will become less sticky, it will look soft but when touched with your fingertips the dough won’t stick to it. Rub some oil on your hands and then remove the dough from the mixer. Rub a little oil on the dough and place in a greased bowl.
Cover with cling wrap and allow it to rise for 1 hour. I usually turn my oven on, the lowest setting, for 5 minutes and turn it off. I then place the bowl inside the oven. After 1 hour roll out the dough on a lightly dusted surface, about a cm thickness and cut out the shapes using a doughnut cutter or a cookie cutter and a nozzle for the centre. Hope you have fun making these doughnuts as much as I did. More Sweet Treats to try: Chocolate Cinnamon Buns Easy One Bowl Funfetti Cupcakes If you loved this, please share!
