How To Prepare Nigerian Doughnut At Home
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 8doughnuts | 1hr |
| Cook Time |
| 20minutes |
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Ingredients
- 2cups (250g) Flour
- 2tsp. tsp. Bakers yeast
- 3/4cup (1 tin) Evaporated MilkOr powdered milk dissolved in 3/4cup of water. Preferably, warm water
- 2Tbsp. Butter/margarineMelted
- 1/2cup (120g) Sugar
- 1 eggwhisked
- 1/4tsp salt
- 4cups Groundnut Oil for deep frying
- 1/4cup warm water
Instructions
Mixing doughnut batter
- In a bowl, mix the liquid ingredients; sugar, milk and warm water
- In another bowl, pour 1 cup of flour, the yeast and salt. Make a well in the middle of the dry mix and pour the the liquid mixture.
- Mix till well incorporated.
- Whisk egg in a small container and carefully add to the batter(be careful not to allow egg shells that are settled at the bottom of the whisked egg fall into the batter) .
- Also, add the melted butter.
- Mix well then, add the remaining portion of the flour, mix again until you achieve a stretchy but not sticky dough. If sticky, add a little more flour till you get
- Knead the dough, roll into a ball and keep in the mixing bowl. Cover with a cloth or nylon for about 30minutes till the dough has doubled in size.
Cutting dough into circles
- After it has doubled in size, knead dough again and roll with a rolling pin on a board. Ensure to flour the surface before rolling to prevent the dough from sticking to the board/surface.
- Once the dough has been rolled out to a thickness of half an inch, using two sizes of cookie cutters or substitutes (e.g a jar cover and the cover of a mineral drink) like mine, cut the dough into big circles using the big cutter and make a smaller hole in each circle using the smallest cutter.
- Cover the dough circles to double in size again for about 10 to 15 minutes. While you wait, set the oil on a cooker. You can use a deep fryer, pot or a not too shallow frying pot that can hold enough oil to deep fry.
Frying the dough
- Test the hotness of the oil using the small balls. The balls should float on the surface immediately if the oil is not enough.
- Once the dough circles and oil are set, fry till golden brown. Fry few doughs at a time not crowding the fryer because the doughs will still rise.
- Once done, serve do(ugh)nut with ice cream and enjoy
