Donuts !!!

Donuts are very readily and widely available in  UAE...the first name that comes to our minds is dunkin donuts...😋...and they deserve to be at the first place as no doubt the donuts and flavours are to die for...after that there are many other places which sells yummy donuts...and so making them at home never really came to my mind knowing that it's super easy to go to a neighbouring market and pick them up across the counter...But since few days hadn't made any dessert and everytime after dinner my husband would ask what's for dessert and my answer had been a "nothing" since few days...so decided to make something new...ran across my mind and saved recipes and then thought that I have been making cakes mostly,why not try something new today and then thought lets give competition to Dunkin donuts🙈😉...so here it is my yummlicious first ever take on donuts which came out just perfect and am sad to announce dunkin donuts have lost a customer now as my kids and hubby said in praise from now on we'll have only homemade donuts...Elated by the words of praise...sharing the recipe...which is super easy...give it a go.😍

Made 3 flavours
Chocolate coated donuts
Lemon curd filling sugar coated
Blueberry jam filling sugar coated

Ingredients...
1 CUP Luke warm water
2 tbsp yeast
5 tbsp sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1 egg(can be avoided too)
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 tsp salt
Oil for frying

FOR FILLING
Lemon curd
1 tbsp lemon źest
1 full lemon juice
2 eggs
4 tbsp sugar

Blueberry jam
Store bought jam

Chocolate ganache
100 gms chocolate chips
100 ml heavy cream

METHOD:
Add yeast 1 TSP sugar to Luke warm water and keep aside to activate yeast for 5 mins..once that's done ads all the other ingredients for the dough in a big bowl and add the yeast mixture to it knead it gentle and until the dough is smooth and springs back on pressing...put it in a large bowl and keep aside covered with a damp cloth for proofing. Atleast for an hour.
Meanwhile add all ingredients of lemon curd to a heavy bottom pan and put on minimal heat and whisk continuously to avoid scrambling of eggs...once the first bubble pops in the curd it will start thickening and will have a glaze on it whisk for another minute and then remove feom heat once cooled fill a piping bag with a plain hole nozzle and keep in refrigerator to further cool down...curd starts thickening with in 5-6 mins.
Chocolate ganache again mix both cream and chocolate chips in a microwave proof bowl or a heat proof bowl melt both of them together on a double boiler or microwave stirring continuously once melted remove from heat and mix and keep aside.
Check ur dough if it would have risen by now...
Put it out of the bowl on a flat surface and roll out to a 1 -1.5 cm thick disc cut plain roundals for the ones u want to fill in or an authentic donut shape for coated donuts.

And lay them in tray and cover and keep aside again for 20 mins to rise a bit again.
Meanwhile heat oil to medium temp(note it shouldn't be too hot or you will end up burning the outside and having the inside undercooked)
Once the oil is hot and the cut out donuts are done rising for 20 mins fry them 1 or 2 at a time
30-40 secs on each side....suggestion make a test donuts to analyse the time and temp of frying by urself too...so you can judge better.
Once they are all fried you can dust them with powdered sugar...fill in the filling of ur choice...or coat them  with chocolate...you can play with as many flavours as you like once ur base donuts are ready...so enjoy!!!