Eggless doughnut

EGGLESS DOUGHNUT / DONUT RECIPE / HOMEMADE DOUGHNUT RECIPE

perfect homemade eggless doughnut recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • Dry active yeast – 1 tsp OR dry instant yeast [ prime brand ]
  • Warm water – ¼ cup *
  • Sugar – ¼ tsp
  • Maida – 2 cup
  • Butter – 3 tbsp
  • Sugar – 1 tbsp
  • Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
  • Salt – a pinch
  • Warm milk – ¼ th cup [ 1or 2 tsp extra if needed ]
  • Big and small round cutters OR Dough nut cutters
  • Oil to deep fry

NOTE – YOU CAN INCREASE YEAST UPTO 11/2 TSP

perfect homemade eggless doughnut recipe

PREPARATION

  1. Take warm water in a bowl .
  2. Sprinkle the yeast and sugar .
  3. Allow it to rest for 10 mins .
  4. After 10 mins it will become frothy .[ bubbled ]
  5. If it is become frothy means it is ready to use ,if not then you have to discard it and repeat the process .This is called yeast proofing .

NOTE – If using instant yeast ,there is no need to proof ,directly add to the flour .

METHOD

Take the flour + butter + salt + sugar and mix well till it becomes crumbly.

Now make a well in the centre, add the yeast mixture + vanilla essence and mix well .

Add milk little by little and start kneading it .

If you feel the dough is too thick then add little more milk , at this point the batter will be sticky.

Knead it atleast for 5 – 6 minutes till you get a plain soft dough without stickiness.

Rub oil all over the dough ,place it in a big bowl .

Cover and keep aside for 1 ½ hrs.

The dough must have doubled, punch the dough ,knead  for  a min and again keep aside for ½ or 1 hr.

Dust the rolling board and roll out  the dough  into ½ inch thick sheet.

*The thickness should not be less or more than 1/2 inch .

Use the big round cutter and cut it .

Now take the small cutter and cut it in the centre as shown in the pic .[ bottle cap ]

Also cut few with big cutter without the hole in centre so that you can fill in chocolate sauce and relish it .

Arrange it in a plate , cover and keep aside for 30 mins to rise.

Deep fry the donuts on flame between low and medium ,not more . [ it browns quickly so be careful ,also don’t burn it ]

Flip over and fry till golden brown on both the sides.

Remove it on an absorbent paper and keep aside .

You can serve it plain by sprinkling icing sugar pwdr mixed with cinnamon pwdr or dip it chocolate ganache .

For the plain one without hole , just make a hole and squeeze in some chocolate sauce.

eggless doughnut recipe

FOR GANACHE [ CHOCOLATE TOPPING ]

Take 1 cup of dark chocolate + 1/2 cup of fresh cream + 1 tbsp butter in a heavy bottom pan and place it on low flame. Keep stirring till the chocolates melt completely .When the chocolate melt ,off the flame .Mix the sauce well into a smooth shiny sauce.

OR Take 1 cup of dark chocolate + 1/2 cup of fresh cream + 1 tbsp butter in a microwave bowl ,microwave for 30 seconds .Remove mix well and again microwave for 20 secs .remove and mix well till smooth and shiny .

Dip the warm donut in it , on one side and keep it on a grill rack or butter paper .sprinkle any decorative sprinklers.

eggless doughnut recipe

For plain sugar vanilla glaze  – Mix 1 cup of icing sugar + 2 ½ tbsp of milk + 1 tsp vanilla essence into a semi thick mixture . Coat the donuts on both the sides by dipping .Place it on a rack to allow the topping to thicken .

For chocolate glaze  – Mix 1 cup sugar + ¼ cup cocoa pwdr + ¼ cup milk .

Other ingredients which can be used for toppings are

  1. Colourful Sprinklers
  2. Dry fruits
  3. Desiccated coconut
  4. Silver balls
eggless doughnut recipe

NOTES

  1. Tastes good when hot , So while serving you can microwave for 10 – 15 secs.
  2. this recipe gives 15 medium sized doughnuts .
  3. Instead of yeast you can use 1 egg + 1 tsp baking pwdr .
  4. Be careful while frying , it browns fast. [ if it browns fast then the inside will not be cooked well ]
  5. Fry in small batches don’t overcrowd while frying .
  6. You can knead the dough with food processor.
  7. Gulab jamun is the Indian donut.
  8. For baking in convection mode – preheat the oven at 180 * and bake for 8 to 10 mins or till it is golden brown.
  9. The warm water for yeast should be such that you should be able to keep your finger in it for 10 counts.Either less or more will not work.
  10. Check the expiry date of the yeast before you start.
  11. Always store the yeast in the fridge.
eggless doughnut recipe

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