Description
Use a simple bread recipe to make quick and easy doughnuts any day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups warm water
- 3tbsp. baking yeast (NOT instant)
- 3 tbsp Himalayan salt
- 2 cups flour, white high gluten bread flour
- 1/2 cup flax seed, freshly ground
- 1/4 cup poppy seeds
- 6 cups flour, whole wheat
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Put the warm water, and yeast in your mixing bowl and let the yeast prove.
- Once the yeast is bubbly add the other ingredients, holding back half the flour.
- Mix with your mixer’s dough attachment until gluten is activated.
- Mix in 2 more cups of flour, half a cup at a time.
- Knead dough with mixer, or by hand, until dough is smooth and elastic.
- Cover and let rise for 30 minutes to one hour.
- Punch down the risen dough.
- Prepare a frying pan with coconut oil, at least ½ inch deep. While it heats, form 6 ¼ cup size pieces of dough into donuts.
- Also prepare a small dish with ½ cup sugar and 1tsp of cinnamon to dip the donuts in when done.
- Oil is ready to deep-fry when you sprinkle a drop or two of water on it, and it sizzles vigorously.
- Place three donuts in the oil and cook till golden brown. Flip and cook the second side till golden brown use a slotted spoon for flipping.
- Remove the doughnuts from the oil and let drain. Once no longer dripping, dredge them through the cinnamon sugar till covered.
- Fry the next donuts. These doughnuts are best served hot.
Notes
Prep and Cook time does not include rising time for the bread.
