BAKED DOUGHNUTS – DONUTS
makes 24
1 kg cake flour
1 sachet of instant yeast
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1-2 teaspoons fine cinnamon
2 cups milk
1 cup boiling water
100 g butter
2 x 100 g slabs chocolate
125 ml sprinkle nuts or toasted almonds
Preheat oven to 180ºC.
Cut the butter in small cubes and place in a mixing bowl. Add the boiling water and allow the butter to melt completely. Add the 2 cups of milk and keep ready. Mix the dry ingredients and add the liquids while mixer is running. Keep about 100 ml of the milk/butter mixture to use as a wash for the donuts.
If you are doing this by hand, place dry ingredients on a clean work surface, make a well in it and add the water slowly while mixing it with the flour. When completely mixed, knead for about 5 minutes until dough is elastic and ready to roll out. Roll out the dough to about 10cm thick and use a doughnut cutter to cut out the donuts.
Brush the donuts with the milk/butter liquid and leave to rest for about 10 minutes and then bake them in a preheated oven for 15 minutes or until they are golden brown.
When the donuts have cooled down completely, dip them in melted chocolate and sprinkle with nuts.
