International Donut Day is the perfect excuse to make donuts! And these Apple Donuts using Mrs Rogers Ceylon Cinnamon will delight everyone.
Mix the flour, ¼ cup of caster sugar, yeast and salt in a bowl. Make a well and put in the butter, milk and egg yolks and mix until a dough forms.
Knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth. Place in a floured bowl and prove, covered, for 1 ½ hours. The dough will double in size.
After proving, knead the dough on a floured surface for two minutes until smooth. Roll out the dough until 1cm thick and using an 8cm cutter, cut as many circles as you can. You can knead and roll the dough again to make more. Using a 3.5cm cutter, cut out the middles of each circle. Keep the holes as these are tasty to fry as well. Place 1 slice of the apple into the middle of the dough and wet the edges of the dough with water. Place another circle of dough on top, pressing together so that the apple slice is encased in the dough. Set aside for 15 minutes on a lined tray.
Heat oil to 180°C. Combine the rest of the caster sugar and the cinnamon together to create cinnamon sugar and place into a flat surfaced bowl so that each donut can be dipped and covered with the sugar. Fry each donut until they are golden brown and the dough is cooked through.
Coat the donuts in the sugar as they finish cooking. Repeat until all the donuts are cooked and covered with the cinnamon sugar.
Ingredients
Directions
Mix the flour, ¼ cup of caster sugar, yeast and salt in a bowl. Make a well and put in the butter, milk and egg yolks and mix until a dough forms.
Knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth. Place in a floured bowl and prove, covered, for 1 ½ hours. The dough will double in size.
After proving, knead the dough on a floured surface for two minutes until smooth. Roll out the dough until 1cm thick and using an 8cm cutter, cut as many circles as you can. You can knead and roll the dough again to make more. Using a 3.5cm cutter, cut out the middles of each circle. Keep the holes as these are tasty to fry as well. Place 1 slice of the apple into the middle of the dough and wet the edges of the dough with water. Place another circle of dough on top, pressing together so that the apple slice is encased in the dough. Set aside for 15 minutes on a lined tray.
Heat oil to 180°C. Combine the rest of the caster sugar and the cinnamon together to create cinnamon sugar and place into a flat surfaced bowl so that each donut can be dipped and covered with the sugar. Fry each donut until they are golden brown and the dough is cooked through.
Coat the donuts in the sugar as they finish cooking. Repeat until all the donuts are cooked and covered with the cinnamon sugar.
