HOMER'S DONUTS
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Do I really need to explain myself as to what we're cooking today?
A pillowy fried beignet, sweet icing and crunchy sprinkles.
This recipe is definitely entry level, all it needs is a but patience while you let the dough proof.
The recipe calls for a mixer but you can totally do it by hand as well.
A video tutorial you ask? It will be posted on my youtube channel.
Special Equipment
Ingredients
Directions
Warm the milk gently, and place it in a bowl.
Add the yeast and sugar and cover, whisk gently.
Let it activate for 10 minutes. It should bubble.
Sieve the flour and place it with the salt in the mixer with the hook attachment.
Keeping the mixer on low speed, add the yeast mixture, the egg and let it run for a couple minutes.
Add the softened butter pieces by pieces until fully incorporated.
Increase the speed to medium and knead for 10 minutes.
Place the dough (should be sticky) in a greased bowl and cover it with plastic.
Place it in a warm corner of the house ( I place it on top of my stove) and let it proof for 2 hours or until it doubled in size.
Punch the dough and lay it flat on top of a floured surface.
Using a rolling pin, roll it out to an inch thick.
Cut circle of a 4 inch diameters and place them on a baking sheet on top of individual square of parchment paper (you'll understand later why).
Using a small ring cutter, cut out the centre of each beignet to create the classic hollow shape (keep them to make donuts holes).
Cover the tray loosely with plastic wrap and let them proof again to 30-45 minutes.
When the donuts are getting close to be ready, fill a Dutch oven with vegetable oil (to create a shallow fry) and heat it up to 350F.
Lift each piece of parchment paper and place them gently in the oil, shake the paper off from underneath and the donut will slide off. This is the best technique to not compromise its shape.
Bake them for about 1 minutes on each side and place them on a resting rack with absorbing paper (help remove excess oil). Repeat the process with the rest of the batch.
While the donuts are cooling down, let's make the icing. Place the icing sugar in a bowl with the water and whisk it until combine. Add few drops of red colorant and whisk again.
Adjust the colour and consistency to your liking.
Grab a donut and gently lower it to the icing, twist it and lift it out back on the resting rack.
Sprinkle the rainbow sprinkles right away and let it set.
Repeat the process with every one of them.
Last but not least, it's time to enjoy them. Bon Appétit.