Fried doughnuts

Name: Fried doughnuts (Youtiao)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 36 min
Yield: Makes 16
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: canola oil spray; 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) cold tap water; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon caster (superfine) sugar; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 185 g (6½ oz/1¼ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 litre (34 fl oz/4 cups) canola or sunflower oil, for frying

Youtiao

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Chefs Eat Breakfast Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2019

About

Ingredients

185 g (6½ oz/1¼ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
3

Asia
China
Breakfast
Vegan

Method

Sieve the flour and baking powder into the bowl of a freestanding electric mixer. Add the sugar and salt. Attach the dough hook and turn the machine onto low. Add the vegetable oil and then slowly trickle in the water. Increase the speed to medium and mix the dough for 5 minutes, or until smooth.
Lightly spray the surface of the dough with oil spray. Lay a piec