Try this simple doughnuts recipe out for a real treat.
Serves 12
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 8-10 minutes
What You’ll Need:
- 75g (2½oz) plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 55g (2oz) caster sugar
- 60ml (2¼fl oz) milk
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp olive oil (If preferred 10g (½oz) melted butter may be added in place of the olive oil)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Extra sugar for dusting
What To Do:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F/160°C/Gas 3. Lightly brush the doughnut pan with cooking oil.
- Take a large roomy bowl, and sift the flour, baking powder and salt into it. Add the sugar and give it a stir round to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the milk, beaten egg, olive oil and vanilla extract together and add this to the dry ingredients, mixing thoroughly.
- Using a teaspoon carefully fill each of the doughnut cups around ¾ full with the batter. Place in the oven and bake for about 8 minutes, or until firm, but springy to the touch. Cool slightly.
- Sprinkle a little caster sugar onto a plate or other flat surface. Turn the doughnuts out and dip them (bottoms first!) into the sugar and Hey Presto fabulous sugar-dusted doughnuts in no time at all!
For a chocolate topping:
- Dip top-side of doughnuts into melted chocolate and allow to set on a wire rack placed over a plate to catch the dribbles.
- Whilst the chocolate is still wet, sprinkle with chopped nuts, toasted coconut, ‘hundreds and thousands’ or crumbled chocolate flakes – just let your imagination run riot!
Recipe from Lakeland.co.uk.