Makes: 12 Jam Doughnuts Oil Temperature: 160 °C
Preparation Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Frying Time: 45 minutes
No need to go to the bakery for Yummy Jam Doughnuts. Home-bake these treats and fill with a jam of your choice.
Ingredients
| 360 | g | Cake flour ( 3 x 250 ml / 3 cups ) |
| 5 | ml | Salt ( 1 tsp ) |
| 60 | ml | Sugar ( 4 tbsp ) |
| 60 | g | Margarine ( 4 tbsp ) |
| 10 | g | Anchor Instant Yeast ( 1 packet ) |
| 325 | ml | Lukewarm milk ( ± 1½ cups ) |
| 1 | Large egg, beaten | |
| 145 | ml | Lukewarm water ( ½ cup + 2 tsp ) |
| 750 | ml | Oil for frying ( 1 x small bottle ) |
Fillings and Toppings
Jam, to fill
Castor sugar, to coat
Method
- Mix all the dry ingredients together and rub the margarine into the flour with the fingertips.
Add the Anchor Instant Yeast and mix - Mix lukewarm milk and beaten egg together and add with enough lukewarm water to form a soft dough. Knead the dough well until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
- Place the dough on a lightly floured surface, cover with greased plastic and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
- Knock the dough down, divide into 12 large OR 24 small pieces and shape each piece into a ball.
- Place the balls onto an oiled baking tray, cover with greased plastic and allow to rise in a warm place until double the size, about
20 – 30 minutes. - Deep-fry the doughnuts in hot oil until golden brown. Remove from the oil and drain on brown paper or paper towel.
- Make a hole in the middle of each doughnut and fill the hole with two teaspoons of jam. Roll the doughnuts in sugar.
