DOUGHNUTS

From :  http://www.zeekhanakhazana.com/recipe/doughnuts

NGREDIENTS

• 1 tsp dry yeast 
• 1 tsp castor sugar 
• 1 ¼ cup refined flour 
• 1 tbsp butter 
• 2tbsp castor sugar 
• Milk as required
• 1 tsp vanilla essence 
• Oil for deep frying
• ½ cup icing sugar 
• ½ cup cocoa powder 

METHOD

For the yeast

• Heat half a cup of water and as it gets lukewarm, add dry yeast and castor sugar to it.

For dough

• In a bowl, add refined flour, castor sugar and butter.
• Mix the prepared yeast to it and add milk and vanilla essence.
• Knead a soft dough using the milk and cover it with a wet cloth.
• Make small balls of the dough and pierce hole in the centre of the balls.
• Keep it aside to swell.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Deep fry the doughnuts in medium hot oil and keep them aside in a plate.

For glaze

• Take water, icing sugar in a bowl and stir.
• Dip the doughnuts in the glaze.
• Similarly prepare a chocolate glaze using cocoa powder and water and dip the rest of the doughnuts in it.

For serving

• Spread some cocoa powder with the help of a strainer on a plate and keep the doughnuts on it.
• Doughnuts are ready to be served.