Kinda Easy Donuts

28 January 2011, 03:36

Mmm donuts is there anything more delightful than a bucket of fresh donuts? What if the donuts were filled with Nutella? Oh yes much deliciousness! This recipe is pretty straightforward but I had issues with the amount of washing I had to do. And the smell of yeast. And the waiting time for the dough to rise. And the smell of oil after I deep fried the donuts. But hey don’t let me put you off making these donuts cos these babies are awesome especially the Nutella filled ones!

I spotted some super delicious looking donuts using a recipe from Honey and Butter which had been adapted from Gourmet. Also you know what you should do before starting a recipe? Checking to make sure you have all the ingredients! Hah I managed to run out of flour and then realised I only had about 3cm of oil to fry the whole batch of dough rofl good times! Ok ready? Here we go!

Ingredients: 2 ½ tsp dry yeast
2 Tbsp warm water (not shown cos it was in kettle)
3 ¼ cups plain flour plus additional for sprinkling and rolling out dough
1 cup whole milk at room temperature
55g unsalted butter, softened
3 large egg yolks
2 Tbsp sugar
1 ½ tsp salt (not shown cos I also ran out of salt and had to use a random sachet!)
About 5 cups vegetable oil for frying
Nutella (or jam if you plan on filling donuts)

Stir together 2 ½ tsp yeast and 2 Tbsp warm water in a non metal bowl until yeast is dissolved. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If yeast doesn’t foam, discard and start over with new yeast.)

Mix together 3 ¼ cups flour, 1 cup milk, 55g butter, 3 egg yolks, 2 Tbsp sugar, 1 ½ tsp salt, and the yeast mixture in mixer at low speed with a dough hook until a soft dough forms. You see how my mixer bowl looks quite full? That’s cos I was being a smartarse and thought I’d double the recipe. BAD IDEA cos my mixer nearly had a heart attack trying to mix everything together!

Increase speed to medium-high and beat 3 minutes more. Scrape dough down side of bowl (all around) into center, then sprinkle lightly with flour (to keep a crust from forming).

Cover bowl with a clean kitchen towel (not terry cloth) and let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, 1 ½ to 2 hours.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out with a lightly floured rolling pin about ½ inch thick. Cut out as many rounds as possible with cutter, then cut a hole in center of each round with cutter if you want normal holey donuts

Transfer doughnuts to a lightly floured baking sheet or chopping board. The donut holes made me laugh every time I looked at them haha

Heat 2 ½ inches oil in a deep pot until it registers 350°F on thermometer or test by placing a tiny ball of dough in oil, if it floats and turns golden you’re all set. Fry donuts, turning occasionally with a wire or mesh skimmer or a slotted spoon, until puffed and golden brown, about 2 minutes per batch

Transfer to paper towels to drain

Roll holey donuts in caster sugar and cinnamon for some sexy time

For the filled donuts, shove a chopstick into the center and wiggle around, hollowing the inside

Insert pastry bag filled with filling of choice and fill donut. Be careful to not overfill or the filling will ooze out and/or explode

Mmm ooze baby yeah!

Bucket of deliciousness :D Not too sure I would ever make donuts from scratch again but it was great to know that I could! It was my first time using yeast and I guess it’s time to make some kind of bread soon hey? Also managed to overcome fear of deep frying to fry these babies and was super glad the oil didn’t splutter. Tip to get rid of oil smell- pour white vinegar in a bowl and leave for a while, it’ll absorb the smell! Anywhos have an awesome weekend dudes!

Sexy time with cinnamon sugar coated donuts? HELL YEAH! My god that nutella donut looks so good! How about we cover them in cinnamon sugar?! drools
— Phuoc'n Delicious Jan 28, 03:53 AM #
I wants sexy time! And lol, looks like you had a donut factory!

ps. You’re right. Donut holes do make me laugh.
— Helen (grabyourfork) Jan 28, 04:00 AM #
LOL… every time I hear the word ‘yeast’, I remember ‘yeasty water’… snigger

And honestly, I don’t see anything bad about exploding nutella balls. Sexy times indeed…
— Karen | C&C Jan 28, 04:07 AM #
tee hee hee, i love your various sized and shaped families of donuts. Looks like a regular family get together!
— catty Jan 28, 04:22 AM #
You had me at Nutella! love the photo of your bench covered in donuts! YUMMMM
— Erin@TheFoodMentalist Jan 28, 07:14 AM #
hah. So much fat and sugar in nice little convenient parcels!
— Fiona Jan 28, 08:20 AM #
Mmmm you can’t beat Nutella Ooooze – bring on sexy time!!
— Shanks Jan 28, 09:19 AM #
That is a heck of a lot of donuts! Haha I always find that doubling recipes can sometimes push me over the limits of my bowls too, it’s more fun when you make heaps to share around, while you’re going to go the hard yards anyway =D The nutella filled one looks so drool haha
— angie Jan 28, 09:28 AM #
my oh my – these look so professional!
— Lisa Jan 28, 09:33 AM #
theses look really good! well done. :-)
— Simon Food Favourites Jan 28, 10:00 AM #
They look so delicious ! [and even more delicious since it is homemade =P]
Now i have a craving for Donuts … *
— Food Fashion Victim * Jan 28, 10:52 AM #
hey suze, they look great!!! i love the title of your post… always look forward to your “super-easy” series of recipes!
— kewpie Jan 28, 12:40 PM #
Nothing better than warm, fresh doughnuts with sugar and cinnamon. The one filled with nutella could win me over though. Yumm.
— Vintage Macaroon Jan 28, 12:44 PM #
OMG these look amazement.

I would especially like the nutella ones.

How you stay so slim is a mystery!!
— Emily@NeedsMoreSugar Jan 28, 12:46 PM #
I think you should open up Suze’s Donut Van in Parramatta, right next to Harry’s. Please!
— MelbaToast Jan 28, 12:50 PM #
Sexy time LOL!!!
— mademoiselle delicieuse Jan 28, 12:56 PM #
Wah, you actually took your time to fry them!
— Michelle Chin Jan 28, 12:58 PM #
That nutella donut ooze shot is the business.
Will make them soon.
— Vita Jan 28, 01:39 PM #
good on you for making them!, I on the other hand will just eat them :)
— Julie Jan 28, 01:51 PM #
The chocolate filled doughnut looks so sexy! Mmm… :)
— Simon @ the heart of food Jan 28, 02:44 PM #
Gah! Nutella-filled even… :/
— Simon @ the heart of food Jan 28, 02:45 PM #
I want nutella inside me right now.
— Hannah Jan 28, 03:03 PM #
You can come work for me!!!
Cafe Ish
— Josh Jan 28, 03:08 PM #
These look awesome! Call me crazy but I think I would have preferably filled these with some kind of cinnamon sugar and butter mixture. I don’t know why, but I never got hooked on Nuttella.
— Jess` Jan 28, 03:39 PM #
ohh-la-la! the donuts look fantastic! brilliant!
— Melissa Jan 28, 05:13 PM #
wow..really nice..
Hmm its been a while since last time i make donuts at home..
(^^,)
Ohh..makes me hungry for chocolate coated donuts..huhu
— Khisarah Jan 28, 06:43 PM #
The donut hole is my favourite part! :)
You so have to make bread now! It’s so easy and yummy!
— jen Jan 28, 08:01 PM #
donuts!! I love all the different sized donuts you have lying around on your counter hehe but that oozy shot of the nutella filled one is so awesome! dericious!
— Jacq Jan 28, 08:50 PM #
Oh my god! I’m craving donuts!!!! They look so deliciously good!
— Sporbo Jan 28, 09:04 PM #
OMG donuts!! I feel a Homer Simpson moment coming on lol. I seriously love your recipes because you make even donuts seem so simple to make.

The innards shot of the nutella donut is making me drool >.<
— 'chelle Jan 29, 01:12 AM #
they look deadly.. yum.
— dolly Jan 29, 12:46 PM #
gah! Love donuts!! And you’re right, donuts with cinnamon and sugar is super sexy, as is donuts filled with nutella drools
— Katie Jan 29, 01:02 PM #
Thats a lot of doughnuts. The photos are excellent. Now I want holey sexy time doughnuts with cinnamon. Reckon confectioners custard and dry stewed rhubard would go down a treat as a filling. Wonder if mashed banana would work. Mmm banana!
— Gareth Jan 29, 02:37 PM #
Omg. Nutella filled donuts.. yes please!
— missklicious Jan 29, 05:07 PM #
Still the same nail colour suze? Also is that Nutella the gift from noods? haha yum
— Wendy @ Obesebaby Jan 29, 05:25 PM #
I seriously cannot believe I didnt get to eat one of these! My life suddenly feels so less fulfilled than before I read this post!
— Edwina Storie Jan 29, 06:40 PM #
Thank you for interesting recipe!
— carbon copy pro Jan 30, 09:00 AM #
Love the shot of all the doughnuts, and a nutella filled doughnut has to be the greatest thing ever!
— Sheena Jan 30, 11:05 AM #
Love how you made them in different sizes and shapes! It’s indeed doughnuts heaven!
— Ellie (Almost Bourdain) Jan 30, 11:21 AM #
wow, I love donuts.

Looking at your home-made ones make me salivating!

Lisa
— ourfoodtales Jan 30, 11:51 AM #
wow… they look absolutely divine. i am about to lick my laptop!
— gastromousanonymous Jan 30, 07:33 PM #
Phwoar, love that shot of endless donuts on your kitchen bench, now that’s my idea of a food fantasy!
— Moya Jan 30, 11:26 PM #
I have this fascination with donut recipes…collecting them but never making them…but this sounds good!
— food.4.two Jan 31, 03:13 PM #
You actually make them look do-able. Mind you, I’m not sure that this means that I’m going to try. Heh. #lazy
— aptronym Feb 14, 04:42 PM #
WOW Suze!! yyuuumm!!!!! Kinda sux knowing how fattening they are eh? hehehe. How much longer til your giant nutella gets finished?? :)
— FoodieChat Feb 15, 10:34 PM #
Those look really good Suze. I’m still too scared to make donuts after my first failed attempt.
— Thanh Feb 20, 12:50 PM #

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