Lemon doughnuts

Name: Lemon doughnuts
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: unlimited.
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups flour; 1/4 cup warm water; 5 tablespoons sugar; 1 additional 1 teaspoon of sugar; 1/4 cup warm milk; 3 tablespoons melted butter; 1 teaspoon yeast; 1 large egg; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoon lemon essence(optional)

Wanjiru Mwangi @cook_25188968

Thika.

Suitable for a filling breakfast or snack.

Wanjiru Mwangi @cook_25188968

Thika.

Suitable for a filling breakfast or snack.

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Ingredients

1hr 30min

unlimited.

2 1/2 cupsflour
1/4 cupwarm water
5 tablespoonssugar
1additional 1 teaspoon of sugar
1/4 cupwarm milk
3 tablespoonsmelted butter
1 teaspoonyeast
1large egg
2 tablespoonslemon juice
1 tablespoongrated lemon zest
1 teaspoonlemon essence(optional)

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Steps

1hr 30min

1

In a small bowl, add in yeast, warm water and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Give it a quick stir and leave the yeast to bloom for 10 min.
2

In a large bowl, mix all your dry ingredients: flour, sugar and lemon zest. Make a well at the center and add in your wet ingredients: milk, melted butter, egg, lemon juice, lemon essence and the bloomed yeast.
3

Knead the dough until its done and soft. Grease the bowl and cover the dough with a olastic wrap. Leave it in a warm place to proof for 1 hr.
4

After proofing, knead the dough slowly. Divide the dough into equal pieces. Roll out the pieces into a circle. Using a doughnut cutter... Cut equal sized pieces. If you don't have a doughnut cutter use the rim of glass to cut and a small sized bottle top to make the centre hole. Repeat until the dough is over.
5

Put the cut doughnuts onto a tray... Cover them with a towel so that they can proof for an additional 30 min.
6

Heat some oil in a pan... Do not let it be so hot as the doughnuts cook very fast. Fry them till browned. You can have them plain or coat them with lemon glaze. Enjoy