How To Make Doughnuts

Items Needed

• 4 tbsp Shortening


• 1 cup Sugar (powdered)


• 2 Eggs (beaten)


• 1 cup Milk


• 2 tbsp Nutmeg powder


• ¾ tbsp Salt


• 4 cups Flour


• 4 tbsp baking powder


• Oil (for frying)


• Mixing bowl


• Pastry board/ flat surface


• Doughnut cutter 

Method

• Add the shortening and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat them to obtain a smooth paste.


• Mix the beaten eggs to the paste.


• Pour milk while stirring the paste continuously to avoid formation of any lumps.


• Next, add nutmeg powder, salt, flour, and baking powder to the mixture.


• Mix everything and knead it to make dough.


• Dust a pastry board or any flat surface with flour.


• Roll the dough on the board so that the thickness of the dough is about ¼ inch.


• Take a doughnut cutter and cut the doughnuts into shape.


• Heat oil in a pan.


• Fry the doughnuts till well done.


• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve hot.

Yeast Raised Doughnut 

Items Needed

• 2 cups Milk


• 8 cups Flour


• 3 Egg yolks


• 1 cup plain Potatoes (mashed)


• ½ cup unsalted Butter


• 1 cup Sugar


• 1 tbsp Salt


• 1 packet Yeast


• 1 tbsp Sugar


• ¼ cup warm Water


• 1 tbsp Baking Powder


• ½ tbsp Baking Soda

Method

• Take milk in a bowl and add butter, salt, and sugar to it. Mix it thoroughly.


• Add sugar and yeast in water and allow it to stand for 5 minutes.


• Add the milk mixture to it.


• Next, mix baking powder, baking soda, egg yolks, mashed potatoes, and flour with the milk. Beat to a make a smooth paste.


• Add the remaining flour, stirring continuously. Knead to make the dough.


• Grease a bowl and place the dough. Allow it to rise for two hours.


• Dust flour on a board and make rolls out of the dough, ¼ inch thick.


• Cut the rolls with a cutter. Cover and let it rise for an hour.


• Fry the rolls till golden brown.


• Sprinkle powdered sugar and serve hot or eat plain.

Tips

• You can use glaze, sugar, cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, or icing as doughnut finishes according to your taste and preference.  You can also serve your doughnuts with chocolate frosting.


• You can store the doughnuts and have them later. To store doughnuts, have them completely cooled and store them in an airtight container or plastic storage bag.