BAKED YEAST DOUGHNUTS

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Yield : 10 doughnuts

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups all purpose flour
  • 50g melted butter
  • 1.5 tsp instant yeast
  • 1/2 Cup evaporated milk
  • 1/4 Cup hot water
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Coating

  • 1/4 Cup melted butter
  • 1/4 Cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

METHOD

  • Combine melted butter, milk and hot water in a small bowl.

  • Mix together flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl.

  • Add milk mixture to the dry ingredients, forms into soft dough.

  • Knead by hand on floured board for 8 minutes until smooth,

  • Transfer into covered and oiled bowl, let rise until doubled for 1.5 hours.

  • Punch down dough, roll out about 1/8 in thick. Cut out into round using 2 in cookie cutter or use doughnut cutter if you have. Using small cutter to make a hole. Transfer doughnut onto baking sheet.

  • Let the dough sit for 45 minutes. Towards the end of rising time, preheat oven @ 190C.

  • Combine sugar and cinnamon for coating.

  • Bake 10-15 minutes until golden brown.

  • Remove from the oven, brush with melted butter and roll in cinnamon sugar.

  • Cool on rack.