Fried Italian Doughnuts

Serves makes approx. 20 doughnuts

Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

½ cup water

½ cup full cream milk

150gm unsalted butter

1 tsp vanilla bean paste 

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ tsp salt  

1 cup plain flour  

4 large eggs, room temperature

Oil for frying

1 tsp ground cinnamon

¼ cup icing sugar, to dust

Method

Add butter, water, vanilla, brown sugar, salt and milk to a saucepan over medium heat, simmer for 1 minute.

Add the flour and stir until it comes together as a dough. Remove from the heat and stir for 3 to 4 minutes to cool down the dough.

Add the eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating through the batter before adding the next egg. The dough should be smooth and shiny. 

Heat your frying oil to 130°C.

Add a tablespoon of dough to the oil, fry for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. 

Drain for a few minutes. 

Dust with icing sugar and cinnamon to serve.

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