Glazed, custard, cream, chocolate, jam, cinnamon, sugar – the list
goes on and on. In case you are wondering what these refer to, here’s
the answer – DOUGHNUTS.
Doughnuts are a very popular American dessert, and it goes without
saying that it is quite popular in other countries too. Doughnuts have a
much disputed history. An American named Hanson Gregory claimed to have
invented the ring shaped doughnut in 1847. Gregory was not satisfied
with the raw centre of the doughnuts and its various shapes. So, at the
age of 16, when he was aboard a lime-trading ship, he punched a hole in
the centre of a doughnut with a tin pepper box. Later, he taught this
technique to his mother and thus the modern doughnut was born.
Thanks to Gregory, we can enjoy this delicious dessert. While you
surf through the TV channels, when you suddenly stop somewhere and see a
gorgeous-looking doughnut staring back at you, the mouth-watering
temptation that you experience is heavenly. Instead of waiting for the
technology to arrive when you can simply grab things out of the TV, why
not just make some doughnuts yourself? Trust me, it’s not as hard as it
sounds. So here are two simple recipes of doughnuts.
Jam Doughnuts
Ingredients:
Flour – 2 ½ cups
Butter – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 1/4 cup
Milk – 2 cups
Yeast – 1 tbsp
Egg – 4
Oil – As needed for deep frying
Flour – 2 ½ cups
Butter – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 1/4 cup
Milk – 2 cups
Yeast – 1 tbsp
Egg – 4
Oil – As needed for deep frying
Method
Take a bowl and put in sugar, butter, and lukewarm milk. Then add the yeast and mix them. Add the eggs and flour next to make a soft dough. Then cover it and put it aside for 45 minutes to 1 hour to let it rise. After it has risen, take a saucepan and pour in some oil to deep fry them. Take a round spoon, fill it with some of the dough and put it in the hot oil, and fry till its light brown. Do the same with the rest of the dough. Put some jam into a piping bag, and put it in the doughnut by making a small hole in it. Sprinkle some icing sugar over it, and you’re done!
Take a bowl and put in sugar, butter, and lukewarm milk. Then add the yeast and mix them. Add the eggs and flour next to make a soft dough. Then cover it and put it aside for 45 minutes to 1 hour to let it rise. After it has risen, take a saucepan and pour in some oil to deep fry them. Take a round spoon, fill it with some of the dough and put it in the hot oil, and fry till its light brown. Do the same with the rest of the dough. Put some jam into a piping bag, and put it in the doughnut by making a small hole in it. Sprinkle some icing sugar over it, and you’re done!
Cake doughnuts
Ingredients:
- Flour – 2 ½ cups
- Sugar – ½ cup
- Baking powder – 1 tbsp
- Salt – ½ tsp
- Cinnamon (grounded) – 1 tsp
- Milk – 1 cup
- Egg – 1
- Butter (melted) – ½ cup
- Vanilla – 2 tsp
- Oil – As needed for deep frying
- Flour – 2 ½ cups
- Sugar – ½ cup
- Baking powder – 1 tbsp
- Salt – ½ tsp
- Cinnamon (grounded) – 1 tsp
- Milk – 1 cup
- Egg – 1
- Butter (melted) – ½ cup
- Vanilla – 2 tsp
- Oil – As needed for deep frying
Method
At first, mix the sugar, egg and butter. Then slowly add the cinnamon, salt, and vanilla. Then whisk it softly. Separately mix the flour and baking powder and put it in the other mixture. Then add milk to make dough. Use a doughnut cutter to cut the dough into preferred sizes. Then deep fry those. Fill a bag with ½ tsp ground cinnamon and ½ cup icing sugar and put in the doughnut, cover the opening and shake the bag. Take them out and serve.
At first, mix the sugar, egg and butter. Then slowly add the cinnamon, salt, and vanilla. Then whisk it softly. Separately mix the flour and baking powder and put it in the other mixture. Then add milk to make dough. Use a doughnut cutter to cut the dough into preferred sizes. Then deep fry those. Fill a bag with ½ tsp ground cinnamon and ½ cup icing sugar and put in the doughnut, cover the opening and shake the bag. Take them out and serve.
- Nabila Rahman
News Source:
The Daily Sun