Doughnuts

Yes, doughnuts again!
Actually it was for my Mum, who had a craving for the sweet tea time treat.
I guess it was from watching too much Donut Showndown on Diva!

The recipe we tried before this didn't turn out to well and had too many steps.
I hate long winding recipes, so I browse the internet until I came across one that suited my
laziness!

The recipe had egg, I just only found out that! All this while the recipes I had tried and tested for doughnuts had no eggs! Tak palah, only one egg, so okaylah tu.
The best part no need for special flour, plain old tepung gandum is used.
But maybe next time I'll add a bit of vanilla essence...

So are you up for it? The original recipe required the dough to be made into small balls, and later stuffed with jam but I just cut it out with a doughnut cutter and got much more than 12.
The sugar part is a bit confusing at first but basically all the recipe needs from the stated 4 Tbsp is
1 Tbsp and 1/2 tsp only. The rest was used to roll the freshly cooked doughnuts.

Doughnuts
source: BBC Good Food

Ingredients
1 Tbsp dried yeast (I tipped the entire sachet)
4 Tbsp castor sugar
150ml warmed milk (1 min on med in the mircowave is good enough)
8 oz /225g plain flour
1/4 tsp salt
50g melted butter (2 Tbsp)
1 beaten egg

Method
In a bowl mix the yeast. 1/2 tsp sugar and 2 Tbsp milk.
Let it stand for 15 minutes or until it becomes foamy.

Sieve the flour and add in 1 Tbsp sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the
yeast mixture, melted butter, rest of the milk and the egg. Mix well, you might need
a bit of flour is the dough is sticky. Knead the dough until it smooth.
Let the dough stand, covered in a warm place for 45 minutes or until double in size.

Knead again for about 5 minutes, roll the dough into small balls or use a doughnut cutter.
Place the doughnuts onto a tray and let it stand for another 30 minutes or until dough has double it size.

Heat up the oil in a frying pan or kuali or wok. Gently lift the doughnuts from the tray and drop them into the oil. Fry until golden brown. Toss the excess oil and roll the cooked doughnuts in the rest of the sugar.
All done! Makanlah!
The original recipe, after the balls has cooked, make a small slit at the side and pipe in jam.
I think rolling in sugar is easy and yummy.

Do try it, as it is worth the long wait. It helps if you are doing something else...
But don't leave the dough out too long as it will dry up.

Good Luck!