Baked donuts

Donut 

Donut, also spelled doughnut is traditionally deep fried. For ring donuts, the dough is cut with a donut shaped cutter producing a hole in the center. The dough removed from the hole is fried on its own as "donut holes" or added back to the dough to prepare more donuts. After the donuts are fried, they are either glazed or topped with granulated sugar and cinnamon or cake frosting with sprinkles of coconut and chocolate. 

Indian donut

The Indian donut is the savory vada, which is ring shaped and made from lentils (urad dal). In South India, it is called uzhunnu vada and served with sambar and chutney. There is also a sweet similar to the donut called badushah, which is made from flour, deep fried in butter and dunked in sugar.

The constituents..

Dry ingredients

All-purpose flour - 127g

Baking powder - 3/4 tsp

Baking soda - 3/4 tsp

Salt - a pinch

Coconut sugar - 13g

Wet ingredients

Yogurt - 200g

Apple cider vinegar - 2 tsp

Olive oil, extra virgin - 1 Tbsp

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

The topping

Butter, softened - 1 tsp

Sugar, granulated - 1 Tbsp

The method..

Combine dry and wet ingredients separately. Prepare a small well in the dry bowl and add the wet elements into it. Gently fold everything until well combined. 

Place a baking paper on baking tray. Using a piping bag, make donut shapes onto the baking paper.

Preheat oven to 200C. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes or until the donuts are golden brown.

Brush the donuts with butter and dip in sugar. Or enjoy with honey.