Healthy donuts from the oven!

Preparing donuts normally requires frying in deep oil, and if you want a healthier version, try donuts from the oven without oil .

Feb 23, 2022 - 16:41
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Healthy donuts from the oven!

Donuts are a favorite treat of all ages. Preparing donuts normally requires frying in deep oil, and if you want a healthier version, try donuts from the oven without oil. Learn how to prepare delicious donuts like from a bakery. 

Healthy donuts from the oven

According to the traditional recipe, donuts should be baked in deep oil, which is not always a healthy option. Therefore, they can be baked in the oven in an equally efficient way. The taste will not be much different from the usual, and they are especially delicious warm.

Donuts from the oven without oil

Preparation of donuts will take about 3 hours. Prior to preparation, it is essential that all ingredients are at room temperature, especially eggs and milk.

Ingredients:

  • 500 g of smooth flour
  • 20 g of fresh yeast
  • 100 ml of oil
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 200 ml of warm milk
  • 60 g white sugar
  • 1 vanilla sugar
  • lemon zest
  • a pinch of salt
  • powdered sugar
  • marmalade or chocolate filling.

Donuts are made from leavened dough, so it is first necessary to prepare the yeast. To do this, follow these steps:

  • Crush a cube of fresh yeast in 100 ml of milk .
  • Add a tablespoon of sugar .
  • Stir and leave in a warm place for the yeast to rise for about 10 minutes.
  • Once the yeast has activated, you can knead the donut dough.

Preparation

  • Put the flour in a bowl and pour the yeast liquid into the hollow in the middle.
  • In a bowl, add sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, lemon zest, oil, remaining milk and egg yolks.
  • Knead with a mixer until the dough starts to separate from the bowl and continue to knead it with your hands.
  • When you have mixed the dough well, leave it in a warm place for an hour to rise .
  • When the dough has risen, divide it into several parts and form small circles. Place the circles on the baking paper with which you lined the baking tray.
  • Leave the filled donuts in the heat for half an hour .
  • Before baking, spread them with a little egg yolk.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 ° C and bake the donuts for half an hour . 
  • When the donuts are nicely baked, sprinkle them with powdered sugar.

How to fill donuts?

Donuts can be filled in two ways:

  1. notching the tip of the donut and injecting the filling through the resulting hole
  2. through a cross section in the middle.

The ideal tool for this is a donut filling syringe. The attachment with which you will most easily fill the donuts should be narrow and oblong, and you can fill the syringe with your favorite filling.