Basic Doughnut Recipe

I made this on Friday and they lasted until Sunday... got a little dryer but they still tasted good!! So I will post this recipe.. although I will not post the glaze recipe that I used because it turned out too sweet... It's easy enough to make glaze anyway!

Tip: make sure you have enough time to make this. It is very time consuming and needs a lot of patience! I think it took me 3 hours on my first try :)

This recipe makes about 15 doughnuts. Some say it tastes like Krispy Kreme but I wouldn't have a clue....

Oh and sorry I forgot to take a picture :p


Basic Doughnut Recipe


1x 8g pack of active dry yeast
2tbs warm water
3/4 cup luke warm milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg (I used a size 6 egg)
2tbs+2tsp shortening (i.e. butter/margarine)
2 1/2 cups flour
oil for frying (about 2cm deep)


1. Sprinkle yeast over warm water, stand for 5 minutes (or longer) until foamy.

2. In a large bowl, mix together yeast mix, milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and 1 cup of the flour.

3. Mix for a few minutes at low speed or using wooden spoon. Add flour 1/4 cup at a time until dough no longer stick to the bowl.

4. Knead for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Don't worry, it's ok if it's a little sticky to your fingers :)

5. Place dough in a greased bowl, cover loosely with a tea towel and place somewhere warm. I just set my oven at the lowest setting (50 degrees C) and stand until dough size doubles and when you touch it, the indentation remains. It took me about 45mins. Don't turn off, you'll need it again soon.

6. Turn dough into a floured surface. Gently roll out to about 1.5cm thickness. Have a tray lined with baking paper sprinkled with flour ready. Cut using doughnut cutter or anything you have available (I used a mug for the outer cut, and a bottle lid for the hole). Transfer doughnuts onto tray.

7. Let doughnuts rise again to double (I put it back into the oven for about 15mins)

8. Once doughnuts are ready, heat oil to medium-low heat. It may take a while so be patient! You can test the oil using doughnut holes :)

9. Be careful not to deflate them when transferring into the oil. Get your own flow going - I just used my hand to transfer, then used tongs to flip and remove. It should only take 10 seconds on each side to cook these doughnuts so watch them carefully otherwise they will burn or just get too dark. Cool on wire rack.

10. It is a good time to make glazing while the doughnuts are cooling. Don't glaze them while hot, glaze will just melt.....


Ref: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Crispy-and-Creamy-Doughnuts/Detail.aspx