Twisted Doughnuts / Donuts

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp yeast

110 ml lukewarm milk

1/4 cup sugar

3 tbsp / 45 gm unsalted butter, melted

1 egg

1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

oil for frying

1/4 cup sugar, to coat the donuts

Preparation:

1. In a large mixing bowl, add warm milk, sugar, yeast, salt, egg and vanilla essence and mix until combined.
2. Add melted butter and mix well.
3. Add plain flour and slowly mix until the flour comes together and knead to make a dough for 8-10 minutes until soft and smooth dough.
4. Transfer into a lightly greased bowl and brush with some oil. Cover and let it rest for 1-2 hours until the dough reaches double the size.
5. Punch to release the air and then lightly dust countertop with flour and shape the dough into a log and divide equally.
6. Then roll out and shape each section into a long log and twist the dough, one side over the other like a two-strand braid.
7. Seal the ends to avoid unravelling while frying as shown below...

8.Place them in a tray lined with baking paper and cover and let it rest for 30 minutes.

9.Heat oil in a pan on low flame and carefully drop the donuts and fry until golden brown.

10.Remove from the oil and transfer into a plate lined with paper towel.

11.Then coat with sugar while they are still hot. Enjoy..