Donuts from our regions discover them and cook them!

Bugnes, auricles, croustillons… Each French Donut lovers in Perth region has its favorite donut recipe! These sweet and regressive treats are a favorite in winter, and know their hour of glory around Mardi Gras. The perfect opportunity to come back to their different varieties and particularities, and above all to test them directly, greedy that you are! To help you, here is a “special donuts from our regions” file, like a compilation of recipes each sweeter and tastier than the next.

The story of donuts

Do you know why our gluttony is on donuts, these fried and sweet dough pastries at this time of year? It is originally a habit linked to religion (although this is no longer the case!). Indeed, in Christian countries, the day before Lent, this 40-day fasting period, it was customary to eat fat and party to excess (hence Mardi Gras!). It was also necessary to use up the products that would no longer be used for a while, such as eggs, oil, butter… And what do we quickly do with these good products? Pancake and donut batter of course!

For 4 people, you need:

250 g of flour / 1 egg / half a packet of yeast / 1.5 tablespoons of sugar + half a packet of vanilla sugar / 75 g of melted butter / 1 tablespoon of rum / 8 cl of milk / a pinch of salt / the zest of a lemon.
 

- Mix in a robot flour, salt, sugars and yeast.

- Add the egg, butter, lemon, rum and milk.

- Work the dough so that it is elastic, then let it rest for 30 minutes.

- Roll out the dough to a thickness of 5 mm. Cut into strips of 10 cm by 4 cm and make an incision in the center.

- Immerse the bugnes in the frying. Drain them in absorbent paper.- Add icing sugar before tasting.

 

Wonders

For 4 people, you need:
10 cl of liquid cream / 1 egg / 1 pinch of salt, 1 pinch of sugar / 25 g of melted butter / the zest of a lemon / a teaspoon of kirsch / 150 g of plain flour.
 

- Mix all the ingredients, except the flour, in a bowl.

- Quickly add the flour and knead the dough.

- Leave to rest for at least 1 hour.

- Roll out the dough as thin as possible and cut out rectangles or circles with a cookie cutter.

- Incise the pieces.

- Immerse them in hot oil.

- Drain and sprinkle with icing sugar before tasting.

 

Les Chichi Fregi

For 4 people, you need  :
500 g of flour / 10 g of baker's yeast / 1 tablespoon of orange blossom water / 1 pinch of salt / 100 g of caster sugar / 1 glass of water lukewarm.

 

- Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water.

- Arrange the flour in a fountain, and add the water with the yeast, salt and orange blossom. Work the dough.

- Form a ball and let stand for 2 hours.

- Fill a piping bag (wide opening) with the dough. Press the dough into a sausage shape in the hot oil. Cut the dough with a scissor every 10-15 cm.

- Let brown, and drain.

 

Earbuds

For 4 people, you need:

200 g of flour / 40 g of melted butter / 2 eggs / 50 g of sugar / half a sachet of baking powder / 2 tablespoons of orange blossom water.

Our tips for successful donuts

Now that you have the choice of recipes, come closer: we give you, as a bonus, the best pro tips for successful donuts, whatever name you give them!

 

On the light side

For more lightness in your confections, replace part of the liquid in your recipe with beer or sparkling water. Your donuts will be aerial! On the contrary, if you can't resist the softness, use milk and nothing else for an even more greedy result.

 

Yeast side

Baking powder is ideal for inflating your donuts and adding crispiness. Baker's yeast will give your pastries a more brioche-like appearance and taste.

 

Break times respected

Donut dough often needs to rise 1 hour 30 minutes before being shaped. Don't skip this crucial step. Be patient!

 

Fryer or saucepan?

Both are possible. Nevertheless, with a saucepan, equip yourself with a skimmer or a spider.

 

Oil, yes, but which one?

Grapeseed oil is the best option for such frying, as it withstands heat very well.

Sunflower or peanut oil are the easiest to find and they allow you to fry your donuts. However, they weigh down the preparation a little (a little!).

Coconut oil is also a good option, if you consume it organic, otherwise it is too saturated.

 

A matter of temperature

Donuts are ideally fried at a temperature between 160° and 170°C. The best is still to do a test with a little batter, before starting all your frying.

 

Icing sugar in extremis

If you want to sprinkle your donuts with icing sugar for an even more festive look, wait until your sweets cool down. If you put it in too soon, the sugar will simply be absorbed by the hot dough.

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