Mini doughnuts
Gordon Ramsay shows how to make the perfect petits fours, with these dainty little show-stoppers
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Difficulty and servings
Makes about 50
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 40 minutes plus rising time
- To make the poolish (starter), dissolve the yeast in 100ml warm water and mix in the flour. Leave to rest in a warm place for about 15 minutes. It will start to bubble.
- Mix the flour, sugar, yeast and 1 tsp salt together. Add the egg yolks, poolish and butter and stir to a soft dough - add a splash of water if you need to. Knead for 10-15 minutes. Tip the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover and leave for a couple of hours or until doubled in size. Knead the dough lightly on a floured surface for a few seconds, then roll into small rounds. Leave for about 10 minutes before frying.
- Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer or deep saucepan (don't fill it too deep) until a cube of bread added to the oil browns in 1 minute. Slip the doughnuts in a few at a time; they will sink and then bob-up again. Wait for them to brown - splash some of the hot oil over the tops so they cook evenly. Drain and then roll while still warm in sugar with a little cinnamon mixed in.
Recipe from olive magazine, April 2005.
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Difficulty and servings
Makes about 50
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 40 minutes plus rising time
Ingredients
- 250g plain flour
- 55g caster sugar , plus more for rolling the doughnuts in
- 10g fresh yeast (ask at the supermarket bread counter for fresh) or 5g dried yeast
- 5 egg yolks , beaten
- 25g butter , melted and cooled
- oil for frying
- ground cinnamon
POOLISH (STARTER)
- 10g fresh yeast (or 5g dried yeast)
- 100g plain flour
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