Christmas Doughnuts
Doughnuts are one of the favorite items that Christians prepare during Christmas
Recipe by Anamika Thokal of Pune, IN
Ingredients
non vegetarian
8 servings
- 250 g of Maida
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups of sugar (finely powdered)
- 2 tsp of baking powder
- 2 1/2 tsp of Mixed Fruit Essence or any flavor that you prefer
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1 or 2 cups of milk for mixture.
- Vegetable Oil for frying your doughnuts.
- Doughnut making instrument or one 3cm diameter jar lid and other 1cm diameter bottle cap for cutting them.
Directions
- Take a large bowl and break 4 eggs in it.
- Add Essence to it and mix. If you mix this batter in a mixture, it will be mixed more properly.
- Add powdered sugar to this mixture again in a mixer grinder for a minute. After this is done, you will notice a soft paste.
- Mix this paste in a separate bowl with the maida and added baking powder. Remember, that while you are mixing the end result should be of a dough that you usually prepare for Chapatis.
- If the mixture is too hard, milk little by little to make it soft.
- Now, make four large portions of the the dough you just made.
- Prepare a deep frying pan with oil and heat it.
- Take one dough portion and prepare a large thick chapati/roti out of it. Remember, it should not be very thin or very thick.
- Firstly, use the 3cm jar lid to cut the outer portion of the doughnut and then place the smaller on in the midpoint of your large cut peice and make a small hole in between.
- You will be able to make 5-7 doughnuts in each large chapati/roti you make.
For Frying:
- Make sure that the oil in the pan is heated well and turn your gas flame low.
- Now add these cut pieces of doughnut for frying.
- You will notice that the doughnuts begin to swell and expand.
- Fry them till they are golden brown and remove them from the frying pan.
These can be served hot or cold and can even be stored for 15-20 days.