Doughnuts are a very popular traditional Chinese breakfast food, crispy on the outside and soft and aromatic on the inside. It is not difficult to make doughnuts, you just need some simple ingredients and some patience to enjoy delicious doughnuts at home. Let's learn the steps to make doughnuts!

Preparing Ingredients

The main ingredients for making fritters include flour, yeast, salt and water. The best flour to choose is high-gluten flour, so that you can make more crispy fritters. You can choose dry or fresh yeast according to your preference. Salt can enhance the flavor of the fritters, but don't use too much. The amount of water you need to use depends on how well the flour absorbs the water. Generally speaking, the ratio of flour to water is 2:1.

Making the Dough

First, mix the flour, yeast, and salt together, and then gradually add the water, stirring as you go until the flour absorbs the water completely. Then place the dough on a board and knead it with your hands for a few minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic. Next, place the dough in a bowl, cover with a damp cloth and leave to rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours until the dough has doubled in size.

Rolling and Cutting Strips

When the dough has risen, remove it and place it on a sheet pan. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough into a rectangle, about 1 cm thick. Then cut the rolled out dough into long strips about 2 centimeters wide.

Frying Fritters

Place the cut noodles on a plate, cover them with a damp cloth and let them ferment again for 15-20 minutes. During this time, you can prepare a pan for deep frying and heat the oil to a moderate temperature. When the fritters are ready to ferment, place them one by one in the pan and fry them. The fritters will gradually expand and become golden brown and crispy during the frying process. Frying time is about 2-3 minutes, until the surface of the fritters becomes golden brown.

Enjoy the fritters

When the fritters are done frying, remove them with a colander and place them on a paper towel to drain the excess oil. Doughnuts are best eaten while hot and can be enjoyed with soy milk, congee or other favorite breakfast foods. Doughnuts are crispy on the outside and soft and crunchy on the inside, and a bite of them is delicious with the flavor of oil.

Ending

Making doughnuts requires some time and patience, but by following the steps above, you will be able to make delicious doughnuts. Doughnuts can not only be used as breakfast food, but also as a snack for afternoon tea. I hope you can try your hand at making doughnuts and enjoy the fun of making food!