
DESSERTS
SPANISH DOUGHNUTS
Ingredients
250g water
1 packet of dry yeast (7g)
50g butter
200g plain flour
25g lard 3 eggs, lightly beaten
pinch of salt
oil for frying
1 tsp sugar
Preparation
1) Place water, butter, lard, salt, sugar into the bowl and cook for
Time:
5 min.
Temperature:
90°C
Speed:
1
2) Add the yeast, flour and blend for
Time:
20 seconds
Speed:
4
3) Allow mixture to cool for 5 minutes in the bowl. Gradually add beaten eggs on speed 4 until combined.
4) Allow mixture to stand for 2 minutes. Half fill a fry pan with oil. Once oil has reached a medium heat,
place mixture into pastry bag and pipe into oil or spoon mixture into oil.
Fry doughnuts each side until golden brown.
5) Drain doughnuts on absorbent paper and sprinkle with icing sugar.
Notes
It is important that the oil is not too hot and to keep moving the doughnuts in the oil.
Doughnuts can be dipped in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon or topped with cream, jam or chocolate.
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