Description
These sugar‑coated donuts are pillowy soft, fried until golden, and generously filled with rich chocolate spread—perfect for cozy afternoons or sharing with loved ones.
Ingredients
190 ml milk
7 g instant yeast
30 g white caster sugar
16 g vanilla sugar
35 g butter
1 egg
400 g flour
4 g salt
200 g chocolate spread
Granulated sugar for coating
Sunflower oil for frying
Instructions
- Warm the milk to lukewarm (37–40 °C) and stir in yeast, caster sugar, and vanilla sugar until combined.
- Whisk in melted butter and egg, then add flour and salt. Knead for about 10–12 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Cover the bowl and let the dough proof in a warm, draft‑free area for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
- Punch down the dough, divide into twelve equal portions (roughly 58 g each), and shape each into a ball. Gently flatten into a disk.
- Pipe a small amount of chocolate spread into the center of each disk, fold over, and press edges to seal the filling.
- Let the filled dough balls rise again for 30 minutes until puffed and doubled in size.
- Heat sunflower oil in a frying pan to around 175 °C (350 °F), and fry each donut until golden brown on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
- While still warm, roll each donut in granulated sugar.
Notes
- Swap chocolate spread for jam, Nutella, dulce de leche, or lemon curd.
- Add orange zest to the dough for a citrus twist.
- Roll in cinnamon sugar for extra flavor.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- Reheat in a 160 °C oven for 5–7 minutes to restore crispiness.
- Ensure oil is at 175 °C to avoid greasy donuts.
- Dough can be made ahead and refrigerated after first rise.
- Bake at 180 °C for 15 minutes as an alternative to frying.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
