Supplies
- Doughnuts:
- 150 milliliters whole milk, warm
- 7 grams easy bake yeast
- 225 grams strong white flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon caster sugar
- 50 grams unsalted butter, melted
- 1 medium egg
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Caster sugar, to garnish
- Funfetti Fluff:
- 2 egg whites
- 100 grams caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Hundreds and thousands (optional)
- Nutella Cream:
- 150 grams Nutella
- 300 milliliters double cream
Steps
- Pour the warm milk into a jar and stir in the yeast. Leave for a few minutes until frothy.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, salt and caster sugar. Create a well in the centre and pour in the frothy mixture followed by the melted butter and egg. Stir until well combined.
- Tip dough out onto a floured work surface and knead for 5 minutes. Flour hands and surface as needed, however, the dough is meant to be sticky so try not to add too much extra flour.
- Place dough back into the bowl and cover with cling film. Leave in a warm place until doubled in size (around 45 minutes to 1 hour).
- Once risen, punch down the dough and knead for a few minutes. Divide evenly into 12-16 balls and place onto a baking tray leaving gaps in-between. Leave to double in size a second time (around 20-30 minutes).
- Once risen fry doughnuts in vegetable oil at 190°C, 2 or 3 at a time, for 2-3 minutes. Make sure to rotate a few times. Place the cooked doughnuts on a sheet of kitchen roll to drain off excess oil. Once cool enough to handle, roll doughnut in caster sugar.
- For the Nutella cream, heat double cream in a pan until very hot but not boiling. Pour over Nutella in a separate bowl and stir until smooth. Leave to cool and then place in the fridge. Whip up to thicken before serving.
- For the funfetti fluff, add the egg whites, caster sugar, golden syrup, salt and vanilla extract into a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Beat for 4-8 minutes until doubled in size and stiff peaks form. It is ready when you can no longer feel sugar granules when you rub some of the mixture between two fingers.
- Leave to cool before stirring in sprinkles (optional).
- Optional - fill syringes with funfetti fluff, Nutella cream or jam and serve with the doughnuts! Enjoy :D