I found this great recipe online. I haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds REALLY good! I LOVE donuts, so this should be perfect for me. Thought I would share it with the rest of you.

INGREDIENTS

350g Fate All Purpose Mix
1 packet of yeast
200ml Loprofin Milk
1 exchange of mash potato (see Note below)
½ teaspoon of salt
60g sugar
20mls of vegetable oil
Vanilla essence
Vegetable oil for frying
METHOD

In a microwave proof jug warm the milk in a microwave (not too hot), then add the yeast and pinch of sugar. Stir then leave to stand for 5 minutes.
Add 250g Fate All Purpose Mix, the mash potato, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 60g sugar to a bowl then whisk for 30 seconds using an electric whisk.
Add the milk preparation, 20mls of vegetable oil and a teaspoon of Vanilla Essence to the bowl and stir vigorously with a large spoon for 1 minute or until the mixture is smooth.
Add the final 100g of Fate All Purpose Mix to the bowl and stir. Using your hands pull the dough together and place on a floured surface. Sprinkle a little flour on top of the dough and on your hands.  Knead the dough a few times.
Once kneaded, you can divide the dough into 8 (approximately 80g in weight each – depending upon the size of donut you require).
Roll each piece of dough into balls, slightly flatten and poke your finger through to create the hole in the doughnut.
Place on a tray, cover and leave to rise for fifteen minutes in a warm place.
Pour about a half an inch of vegetable oil into a large pan. The oil needs to be about medium to medium high. If the oil starts to smoke it is way too hot. Test the oil with some of the scraps of dough to check when ready.
Cook the doughnuts until golden brown for 2 minutes turning as required to ensure each side is golden in colour, cool on some kitchen paper so that the oil soaks off.
The doughnuts can be decorated with a suitable chocolate spread, icing sugar or caster sugar.

Note:  For the mash potato, either of the following is suitable:

Asda’s Home Style Mashed Potato from the freezer section – Microwave the mash with a fork.

Or, poke some holes in a medium sized potato and microwave (Jacket Potato), when done scoop out an exchange of potato and mash with a fork.

The whole recipe contains just under 1 ½ exchanges which can be divided by the number of doughnuts made.

This looks like a delicious treat. My girlfriend will surely like to try this as she is also a lover of donuts. Thanks for sharing this recipe to us.

I LOVE donuts & so does my family. I wish I could eat them more often, actually. I will be printing out this recipe, and hopefully will be trying it out shortly. It sounds delicious.