Hey, I have this doughnuts recipe from one of Jamie's book. Hope this can help you.
And tell me if it turns out great coz i haven't tried it Here it goes...
What you need:
(for the doughnuts)
1x7 g sachet dried yeast
70g caster sugar
500 g plain flour
315 ml whole milk, warmed until tepid
zest of 2 lemons
zest of 1 orange
80 g unsalted butter, softened and cubed
1litre vegetable oil
(for the flavoured sugar)
100 g caster sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground allspice
zest of 1 lemon
zest of
1 orange
1 vanilla pod, scored lenghtways and seeds removed
How to make:
1. Put the yeast in a bowl with a tbs of the caster sugar and a tbs of the flour and
mix in the warm milk. Put in a warm place for a bout 15 mins until the mixture
becomes frothy.
2. Put the rest of the sugar and flour, lemon and orange zest and butter in a bowl.
Add yeast mixture and use spoon to bring it all together then use your hands to mix
it into a ball. If it's too sticky, add a bit more flour. Knead the dough for 5 mins or so
until it's smooth n silky. Pop it into a bowl, cover with clean damp cloth amd leave to
rise for about 1 hr. Meanwhile, make your flavoured sugar by mixing the sugar,
spices, zest, and vanilla seeds together in a bowl.
3. When the dough has doubled in size, give a bit of punch. Then on a floured
surface, roll the dough out until it's an even 1 cm / 1/2 inch thickness. Using a little
cutter or a small glass (app 5 cm / 2 inch diameter) cut about 25 little circles and
pop them on to a greased baking tray to rise again, make sure there is a sufficient
gap between each of them. Cover with damp tea towel and allow to rise for about 45
mins.
4. When the dough has doubled in size again, use a chopstick to make a little hole in
the centre. Now, heat the vegetable oil in a large deep saucepan then fry your
doughnuts for until golden brown (app 2 mins). Then sprinkle them with the
flavoured sugar.
That's it. Seems like it takes quite some time to make, but hope it
worth the time. Good luck with it!