Doughnuts

There are several things I miss from home especially in the area of food! One of those things is doughnuts. My friends and I found a recipe and decided that we would make our own one night. In fact we turned it in to a cooking party and while waiting for the dough to rise watched episodes of Top Chef from the States! It was a fun time- check it out.

Here we are adding the ingredients and mixing them together.

Here I am kneading the dough- an art degree has to be good for some type of skill right?

We improvised and used a plastic cup to cut out the doughnuts...

...and we used a bottle cap to cut out the doughnut holes!

Not too bad for our first time and living in the middle of know where Asia!

Then we filled a wok up with oil and dropped the doughnuts in.

It was really easy, you just wait until they turn brown, flip them and wait again, then take them out with tongs and let them cool.

While they are still hot we put glaze or cinnamon and sugar on them.

YUMMMMM!!!!!

If you have ever watched Top Chef then you will enjoy the video clips of us recreating our own 'Quick Fire Challenge'!

Here is the recipe if anyone would like to try and make some of their own!

Combine and soften:
1 tablespoon dry yeast
1 cup warm water
¼ cup sugar
Add:
1 egg
¼ cup margarine
3-31/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
Mix well. Knead until smooth and pliable, about 5 minutes. Place in a greased bowl. Turn once to bring greased side up. Cover with a damp cloth. Let rise 1 ½ hours or until double in bulk. Roll out on floured surface to ½ in. Cut out. Let rise uncovered, on floured surface for 40 minutes or until double. Fry in deep hot fat, 400F(205 C). Turn when first side is golden brown. Drain.
Makes 1 dozen doughnuts

Glaze
Combine:
1/3 -1/2 cup hot water or evaporated milk
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Dip or brush the glaze on the doughnuts