Eggless Chocolate Doughnut

Donut Recipe / Chocolate Donut Recipe 

      Basically a deep fried sweet snack or confectionery dessert food which is generally served in different flavours and toppings with common donut base. it is mainly prepared by deep frying but can also be prepared by baking it in oven.

      It is typically prepared with all purpose flour or maida dough which is fermented using yeast or baking powder. the fermented dough is later shaped to ring shape with a hole in a centre and later deep fried till golden brown. further it is glazed with cream, jam, chocolate syrup, sugar icing or even with fruit syrup.

     I have been planning to post this donut recipe since long time and perhaps one of the most requested recipe from my viewers. i was thinking to share this recipe since long time and i was getting distracted with some other recipes and priorities. also i wanted to share a simple donut recipe with different glazed donuts, however in this post i have used only chocolate glaze. i personally like the chocolate sauce dipped donuts, but i do like the cinnamon and sugar icing coated donuts too.

TIPS,SUGGESTION AND VARIATION:

 Firstly, i have added baking powder with yeast while kneading the dough. baking powder helps the donuts to raise while deep frying, however it is optional if you are baking it in oven.

 Secondly, the dough has to be rested properly in a warm place to ferment it properly and to bulge or swell. lastly, i highly recommend to fry these eggless chocolate doughnuts in a low to medium flame. it has to turn golden brown in colour and should be removed before it turns crisp.

INGREDIENTS:

• ½ cup milk, warm
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp dry yeast
• 2 cups maida / plain flour / all purpose flour / refined flour
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp butter, room temperature
• pinch of salt
• ½ cup water, or as required
• oil to grease & deep fry

FOR CHOCOLATE GLAZE:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract / essence
• 3 tbsp milk

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Firstly, activate yeast by adding milk and sugar.

2.Now add maida, baking powder, butter and salt.

3.Combine and knead to smooth dough adding water as required.

4.Grease, cover and rest for 1-2 hours.

5.Punch the dough and roll slightly thick using rolling pin.

6.Now with the help of donut cutter, cut round.

7.Allow to rest in warm place for 2 hours.

8.Deep fry in medium hot oil to golden brown.

9.Dip the doughnuts and serve chocolate donuts sprinkled with sugar crys

NOTES:

• Firstly, top with any flavoured glaze to prepare variety of donuts.
• also bake the doughnut at 180 degree celsius for 15 minutes.
• additionally, add 2 tsp of more sugar while kneading dough, to prepare sweet doughnuts.
• finally, chocolate donuts stays good for 2 days, however taste good when served hot.

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