There are quite a number of ways in which Doughnut can be prepared. Various countries with various styles, various chefs with various styles. In Nigeria, there are quite a number of methods among which this post describes one. In the making of doughnut however, some ingredients are necessary; Flour, Baker’s yeast, milk, Melted margarine, sugar, egg, salt and warm water.
The flour is the primary ingredient upon which the whole process rests, the yeast is the ingredient that raises the dough, makes it fluffy and puffy. the margarine and milk makes it moist, these as well as sugar makes it tasty and yummy. The warm water serves the purpose of activating the yeast.
- 2cups (250g) Flour
- 2tsp. tsp. Bakers yeast
- 3/4ml (1 tin) Evaporated MilkOr podered milk dissolved in water
- 2Tbsp. Butter/margarineMelted
- 1/2cup (120g) Sugar
- 1 eggwhisked
- 1/4tsp salt
- 4cups Groundnut Oil for deep frying
- warm water
- In a bowl, mix the liquid ingredients; sugar, milk and warm water
- In another bowl, pour 1 cup of flour, the yeast and salt. Make a well in the middle of the dry mix and pour the the sugar-milk mixture.
- Mix till well incorporated.
- Whisk egg in a small container and carefully add to the batter(be careful not to allow egg shells that are settled at the bottom of the whisked egg fall into the batter) .
- Also, add the melted butter.
- Mix well then, add the remaining portion of the flour, mix again until you achieve a stretchy but not sticky dough.
- Knead the dough, roll into a ball and keep in the mixing bowl. Cover with a cloth or nylon for about 30minutes till the dough has doubled in size.
- After it has doubled in size, knead dough again and roll with a rolling pin on a board. Ensure to flour the surface before rolling to prevent the dough from sticking to the board/surface.
- Once the dough has been rolled out to a thickness of half an inch, using two sizes of cookie cutters or substitutes (e.g a jar cover and the cover of a mineral drink) like mine, cut the dough into big circles using the big cutter and make a smaller hole in each circle using the smallest cutter.
- Cover the dough circles to double in size again for about 10 to 15 minutes. While you wait, set the oil on a cooker. You can use a deep fryer, pot or a not too shallow frying pot that can hold enough oil to deep fry.
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