Recipe: Soft Doughnuts

My first try on doughnuts!!! Shaping the doughnuts... This version aka recipe's doughnuts is not that soft??!! , or maybe perhaps is bcos of the controlling of the flame during frying time cos my later batch of doughnuts finally turns out nice tone! Must fry in low flame, if not doughnuts will turn out like cao tao doughnuts!!!

Doughnuts with white chocolate and chocolate sauce!

Doughnuts with white chocolate and chocolate chips!

Ingredients:
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(A)
300 gm bread flour(high protein flour)
200 gm plain flour
5 gm salt
60 gm sugar
20 gm milk powder
1/2 tbsp baking powder
3 1/2 tsp instant yeast

(B)
2 egg yolks
280 ml cold water


(C)
50 gm shortening

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Topping:
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Melted chocolate

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Method:
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Mix (A) till well blended.
Add (B) and knead to form a dough.
Add (C), knead to form a smooth dough.
Cover the dough with wet cloth and leave it to prove for 45 minutes, or till it doubles in size.
Here is how I prove my dough.
Mould it into a ball then let it rest for 15 minutes.
Roll it out into a thin sheet about 10mm thick, then cut it with doughnut cutter.
Place uncooked doughnuts onto a lightly flour baking tray and cover with a wet cloth, leave it to prove for 35 minutes.
Deep fry doughnuts in hot oil till golden brown.
Dish up and let it cool.
Dip the cool doughnuts into melted chocolate. Serve.