Chocolate Glazed Donuts

One of my friends requested me to make a recipe that the kids would enjoy eating…. and the first thing that struck me, was chocolate glazed mini donuts … Over the weekend, I had to baby sit 6 kids and I made a batch of these easy homemade donuts and gave it to them to  “taste test “…. Within a few minutes, the donuts simply disappeared from the plate and my hubby ( who actually loves them !!!) , barely managed to sneak couple of them. Also, making donuts is a fun activity you can do with your kids ….. especially the part where you “dunk” the donut in the chocolate glaze … Enjoy ! 🙂 ~ Kamakshi

Prep Time : 30 mins (Dough : 1 hr)                                         Cook Time : 30 mins
Serves : 25 Mini Donuts

INGREDIENTS

For the Donuts :

• 3 1/2 Cups , all purpose flour ( Maida)
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk OR 1/2 cup plain yogurt mixed with 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbsp Butter / Oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 egg , beaten
• 1/2 tsp, Nutmeg powder
• 1 tsp Cinnamon powder
• 2 cups Oil for Frying

For the Chocolate Glaze :

• 4 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp Cocoa
• 3 tbsp Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla essence
• 1-2 cup powdered sugar

METHOD

For the Donuts :

In a bowl, mix all the dry ingredients i.e. flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs and melted butter. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold together and make the dough. Cover with a plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1-2 hours.

Roll out the dough on  a floured surface to about 1/2 inch thick and using a donut cutter cut the dough into round shapes with a hole in the center.

Heat oil in a pan. The oil should not be too hot ( the donut will become brown too soon and the dough will be raw in the middle)  or too cold ( the donut will absorb more oil) . To check if the oil is ready, add a small piece of the dough to the oil and within 4-5 secs the dough should raise to the surface.

Add 4-5 donuts ( if u are making mini donuts , else just 2 at a time) to the oil and cook for about 1-2 mins on each side. Strain the donuts and place them aside.