Perfect Doughnuts!

[Crease]

right, had a bash at making some doughnuts earlier, what a balls up!

there was something not quite right, even though they were cooked properly, and left a horrible almost burnt taste afterwards, adding more sugar and salt did not help

they were shallow fried, and the oil was nice and hot, using vegetable oil!

the measures i used were

Plain flour 230g
milk 1/4pint
1 egg
30g of sugar
2 tablespoons of bircarb
and 1 teaspoon of salt
25g of butter

what if anything have i done wrong!

[GBDG]

Use yeast instead of Bicarb. Like zis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltQKmSOw7Eg

Edited by GBDG on Sunday 22 April 20:14

[Chim Girl]

My preference for frying doughnuts or anything battered/crumbed is rapeseed oil. I also found that using an oil thermometer to help maintain an even temperature makes a big difference to the end product. My experience is that cheap vegetable oil can leave an acrid taste if it gets too hot.

[Jammiedodger]

You're also missing mashed potatoes... Honestly! It's what Krispy Kreme use in theirs to add to the texture... Recipe here