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Youll need a doughnut pan for this one unless you want to turn them into muffins instead.
How to make doughnut batter. Mix Easy Donut Batter. Part of the series. Learn how to mix the batter for quick and easy homemade donuts with expert cooking tips in.
A basic doughnut batter is pretty simple stuff. Flour sugar salt yeast or baking powder plus milk butter and eggs. Making Doughnut Batter Add yeast to the batter and youre making yeast doughnuts also called raisedPrepare the doughnuts.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly spray a doughnut pan with nonstick cooking spray. Tap to unmute.
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We only have one doughnut pan 6 doughnut spots so I made one batch and then made the 2nd batch. When you put the doughnut batter in the pan dont put too much in because then the doughnuts will rise over the centerpiece and not have a hole in the middle. Fry the doughnuts and doughnut holes in the hot oil.
Do these one or two at a time to prevent overcrowding in the pan. Fry them until they puff up but are still pale. This will take about 45 seconds per side.
To make your own doughnuts mix milk sugar salt eggs shortening activated yeast and flour in a large bowl. Knead the dough until its smooth but elastic then let it rise for about an hour. Roll the dough on a flat surface and cut it into doughnut shapes then let the doughnuts.
In a medium bowl cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla until well blended. Sift together the flour baking soda and salt.
Stir into the sugar mixture. Beat eggs then add butter lard vanilla and milk. Beat together for 30 seconds.
In a separate bowl sift together all dry ingredients and add dry ingredients to the egg mixture beating until smooth. Fill doughnut dispenser with batter. Deep fry at 185C 365F in melted frying oil.
Roll in caster sugar. Cover a large baking tray in cling film and grease with a little oil. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into balls.
Poke a hole in each one and stretch out slightly to form a ring. The batter will be fairly thick. When you draw your spatula through the batter it will leave a furrow.
Spoon the batter into the lightly greased doughnut pans filling the wells to about 14 shy of the rim. Ingredients 1 23 cups 236g all-purpose flour preferably unbleached scoop and level to measure 2 tsp baking powder 18 tsp baking soda 12 tsp salt 14 tsp nutmeg 4 Tbsp 56g unsalted.