Chocolate Donuts - Home made

I made Donuts the first time and it was not up to the mark.  I made it the second time, and there was some improvement.  I made this the 3rd time today and it turned out to be great!  Will try again to make it the best the next time :)

Several attempts made this dish perfect.  These are some of my learnings....Never hurry when you make this dish as it takes time for making the batter and allowing it to rest for around 1 to 2 hours so that the batter will rise up to double the quantity.  The other important point to note is measurements... if they are not followed, high chances that your dish will not be up to the mark.

I made the batter in the morning and made the Donuts in the afternoon.   By the time, kids were back, the Crispy , soft and tasty Donuts  were ready to eat.

Ingredients :

Maida - 250 gm

Powdered Sugar - 1 tbsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Dry Yeast - 1 tsp

Water - 1/4th cup

Milk - 125 ml

Butter - 2 tbsp

Oil for Frying

Hersheys Chocolate Syrup

Method:

Take 1/4th cup luke warm water and add sugar and dry yeast and mix well and keep aside for 5 minutes. Mix the Maida and salt and sift the flour in a strainer.  Add the Yeast and milk and make a soft dough.  You need to knead this dough for around 5 to 7 minutes by adding the butter.  Keep this dough covered for around 2 hours.  It will rise to double the quantity.

Make 1/2 inch thick roti and use a round shaped vessel / katori to cut the donuts and use a small bottle cap to make a hole in this round shaped donut.  Grease a tray with butter and keep all the donuts on the tray and brush it with butter and keep for around 10 to 15 minutes.  This will rise up.  Heat the Oil on high flame and once the oil is hot, low the flame and fry the donuts till they are golden brown.  You will see that they are puffy and crispy.

Decorate this with Hersheys Chocolate Syrup and serve hot!

Step by Step pictures of how Donuts were made :