Wheat Donut- Eggless

Donut is a confectionery recipe which most of us love it, still it's bit costly when we get them from shops. Here we are going to see the recipe to prepare the same at home at low cost.

 

Preparation time: 3hrs 15mins

Cook time: 10mins

Total time: 3hrs 25mins

Serve: 8nos

Cuisine: Continental

Type: Snacks

Author: Nivi Marshal

 

Ingredients:

Wheat flour- 1 ½ cup

Yeast- 1tsp

Milk- ½ cup or more as required

Sugar- ½ tbsp + 1tbsp

Salt- a pinch

Butter- 1tbsp

Oil- for frying

 

Sugar toppings:

Powered sugar- 2tbsp

Cinnamon powder- ¼ tsp

Melted Ghee- 1tbsp

 

Chocolate toppings:

Cocoa powder- 1tbsp

Powdered sugar- 1tbsp

Milk- 2tbsp

 

How to prepare Wheat Donut:

• In a bowl add 2tbsp of warm or room temperature milk and sugar mix yeast in it, let it rest for 10mins or till it gets activated.
• In a mixing bowl add wheat flour, sugar, salt, activated yeast and butter. Knead well to form a dough which will be little bit sticky, knead for 5-10mins.
• Brush oil over the dough and let it rest for 1.30 hrs or till it double in volume.
• Now knead the dough for a min, dust the dry flour on the surface where you gonna spead, now spread it to thick sheet of ½ inch or ¾ inch thickness using hands or rolling pin,
• To shape the donut use Donut cutter or a big lid and small lid. (I used small bowl and a bottle cap)
• Remove the dough and arrange in a plate with 1inch distance, remove the excess dough and again spread and shape to donuts. Cover the donuts in the plate and let it rest for 1hr.
• Heat the oil, check by dropping a small pinch of dough in oil is should raise slowly, add donut one by one and cook in low flame till golden brown. Remove from oil and transfer.

For sugar donut:

• Mix powdered sugar and cinnamon powder in a plate.
• In a plate place the melted ghee dip one side of donut in ghee and coat with sugar on the top. Donut is ready to serve.

For chocolate donut:

• Mix powdered sugar, cocoa powder and milk in a bowl, dip the fried donut in the chocolate glaze, sprinkle desiccated coconut or sprinkle on the top and serve.

 

Tips:

• You can also bake the donuts instead of frying in oil.