How To Make Custard Doughnuts

ingredients:

for the dough

• 3/4 cup warm milk
• 1 1/2 tsp yeast
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• oil for frying

for the custard filling

• 2 tbsp custard powder (you can find at your nearest asian store)
• 2 cups milk

directions:

1. pour the yeast into the warm milk and mix together then set aside. let the yeast rise for about 5 minutes or so
2. in a separate bowl, combine the flour and sugar
3. then make a hole in the middle of the flour mixture, add the egg, butter and the yeast mixture and combine
4. add the salt and start kneading the dough until soft
5. for them dough into a ball, and place in a bowl. cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for about an hour or so or until doubled in size
6. meanwhile, prepare the custard filling
7. add 3 tbsp milk into a jar and then add the custard powder and mix. set aside
8. warm the remaining milk and once the milk starts boiling, add the custard milk mixture into the boiling milk and mix well until it forms into smooth and condensed
9. once the dough is ready, flatten the dough and cut into portions, i used my cocktail shaker lid to cut the dough, it works well
10. let the dough rise again while you are heating up the pan with an oil on medium low heat
11. once hot enough, (but not TOO hot or the dough will burn) start frying until golden brown, then flip and fry the other side
12. poke a hole into the doughnuts and fill with custard filling
13. do the same with the rest of the remaining doughnuts
14. enjoy!

hope you enjoy your doughnut treats! take care!

love you bunches!

sai