How to Make Soft Doughnuts! The Easiest Doughnuts Recipe, Very Soft, Fluffy and Airy 😋

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour is more nutritious.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative.

Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl: flour, sugar, salt, and instant yeast.

Add eggs, vanilla extract, and lukewarm milk to the dry ingredients and mix until a rough dough forms.

Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead for about 2 minutes.

Add softened butter to the dough and knead for 20 minutes until smooth.

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel, and let it prove for 1 to 2 hours until doubled in size.

Transfer the dough to a clean work surface and divide it into pieces weighing 110 grams each, yielding 20 medium-sized doughnuts.

Fold each piece of dough tightly and seal the bottom.

Sprinkle flour on the surface and flatten each dough ball with a pan.

Use a cutter to make a hole in the center of each doughnut.

Place the doughnuts on parchment paper on a tray and cover with a kitchen towel, allowing them to sit at room temperature for 40 to 60 minutes until doubled in size.

Preheat oil for frying, testing with a toothpick or small piece of dough.

Fry the doughnuts in medium-low heat for about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown, ensuring the heat is not too high to avoid undercooking the inside.

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