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🍰 Fluffy Bavarian Doughnuts

520 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Heat the milk in a pot for about 1 minute until it is lukewarm.
  2. 2. Crumble the yeast into the warm milk and stir in 1 tablespoon of sugar until the sugar has dissolved.
  3. 3. Cover the pot and let the yeast-milk mixture rest for about 10 minutes.
  4. 4. Melt the butter in a separate pot over medium heat.
  5. 5. Let the melted butter cool down.
  6. 6. Add flour, the remaining sugar, salt, eggs, and the cooled butter to a bowl.
  7. 7. Mix the ingredients with the yeast-milk to form a smooth and pliable dough.
  8. 8. Ensure the dough is soft but not sticky; add a little more flour if necessary.
  9. 9. Cover the dough and let it rise for about 10 minutes.
  10. 10. Lightly flour your hands.
  11. 11. Shape 12 equal-sized balls from the dough.
  12. 12. Place the dough balls on a floured surface.
  13. 13. Cover the balls with a kitchen towel.
  14. 14. Let the doughnuts rise for about 15 minutes.
  15. 15. Heat the ghee in a pot over high temperature.
  16. 16. Test the oil temperature by holding a wooden spoon handle in the fat; small bubbles should form.
  17. 17. Carefully stretch the dough balls to about 12 cm in diameter.
  18. 18. Ensure the center remains thin and the edge thick.
  19. 19. Avoid tearing the dough while stretching.
  20. 20. Place the doughnuts immediately into the hot fat.
  21. 21. Fry the doughnuts for about 3 minutes until golden brown.
  22. 22. Turn the doughnuts once or twice during frying.
  23. 23. Spoon some fat into the indentation of the doughnuts to cook them evenly.
  24. 24. Remove the finished doughnuts from the fat using a slotted spoon.
  25. 25. Let the doughnuts drain on kitchen paper.
  26. 26. Generously dust the doughnuts with powdered sugar.
  27. 27. Process the remaining dough in the same way.
  28. 28. Serve the doughnuts warm or cooled.

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