Oven-Baked Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze, rich, decadent, with an incredibly fluffy texture, and a lot healthier than the fried version. These doughnuts are haven!
- 250 g plain flour
- 100 ml milk
- 1 tsp dried yeast
- zest from one lemon
- 60 g caster sugar
- 1 drop of lemon extract
- 50 g butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 100 g milk chocolate
- 1/3 cup double or heavy cream
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Warm up the milk and pour it in a jug.
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Add the yeast, a teaspoon of flour and a teaspoon of sugar, and set aside for at least 10 minutes so that the yeast can become foamy and rise.
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In a large bowl, add the flour, the rest of the sugar, zest of one lemon, egg and butter. The butter and egg should be at room temperature.
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Now pour over the milk and mix everything well with your hands.
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Transfer the dough to the working surface and knead it for at least 5 minutes, it will become elastic. Use a bit more flour if it's too sticky.
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Shape the dough into a ball.
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Oil the bowl and place the dough in it, oiling it lightly as well.
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Cover with cling film and wrap the bowl with a clean tea towel.
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Leave it to proof for at least 1 hour, so that it can double its size.
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To make the chocolate glaze, bring the cream to a boil, then add the chocolate broken into pieces, give it a good stir, so that the chocolat can melt, then take it off the heat.
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When the dough is double its initial size, transfer it to the working surface again.
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Use a rolling pin to flatten it and cut round circles, and a smaller cirles in the middle, cookie cutters will be good, otherwise a glass and a plastic bottle lid can work too.
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Place the dough rounds on the baking tray and again leave to proof for about 1 hour.
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Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C. (390 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Bake the doughnuts for about 10-15 minutes, keeping an eye on them so that they don't burn.
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Leave to cool, then dip them into the chocolate sauce to coat the top. You can adds some sprinkles too if you like.
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