Ishaan’s Doughnuts

I really like making desserts from time to time and doughnuts are my favourite dessert.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup whole milk
• One pack (2 1/4 teaspoon) of active dry yeast
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Stick (8 tablespoons) butter, melted and cooled
• 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 quarts vegtable oil, for frying

Instructions

1. Warm the milk to about 90F deg and add yeast. Stir the mixture and let it set for 5-8 minutes.
2. Using a mixer, beat the eggs, butter, sugar, and salt into the yeast mixture.
3. Add the flour to the mixture.
4. Knead the dough on a floured surface.
5. Let dough rise at room temperature until it doubles in size.
6. Roll out dough to 1/2 inch thickness and cut out doughnuts using a doughnut cutter.
7. Put doughnuts onto floured baking sheets, cover with a damp kitchen towel and let it rise for an hour.
8. Put oil in a cast iron pot, and heat to about 380F deg.
9. Carefully add doughnuts to oil, and flip when bottoms are golden.
10. Let doughnuts cool on a cooling rack.
11. Add any fillings.

Enjoy!

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