Water Dough Donuts: Fluffy, Versatile, and Oven-Baked

Ruddy, soft, fluffy! For a great mood! Water donuts are made from lean yeast dough. They rise very well and are porous. They can be made sweet or, by reducing the amount of sugar, served instead of bread. Itʼs also good to bake them in the oven.
cook time: 2h 20 min
Nora Vaughn
Water Dough Donuts: Fluffy, Versatile, and Oven-Baked

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

310
Calories
12g
Fat
40g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (15 portions)

Basic:

Salt 0.5 tsp
Sugar 2 tbsp
Wheat flour 320 g
Water 200 ml
Vegetable oil (plus for frying) 4 tbsp
Dry yeast (with a slide) 1 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make water-based crumpets fried in a frying pan? Measure out the required ingredients. Take odorless vegetable oil. Heat the water slightly. You can use fresh yeast instead of dry yeast. How to properly replace dry yeast with fresh yeast, read the article at the link at the end of the recipe.

Step 2

Step 2
In a small bowl, combine the yeast, 1 tsp. sugar and about half the volume of warm water. Mix everything and leave for 10-12 minutes to activate the yeast. A lush “cap” will appear on the surface.

Step 3

Step 3
In a large bowl with high sides, combine the yeast mass, the remaining warm water, sugar and salt. Stir until smooth. With the specified amount of sugar, the crumpets turn out moderately sweet. Add a little more sugar if desired.

Step 4

Step 4
Pour in vegetable oil, stir.

Step 5

Step 5
Sift about ¾ of the flour into a bowl. The flour must be sifted to saturate it with oxygen. The dough will rise well and the baked goods will turn out fluffy and airy. Do not pour out all the flour at once, as you may need less of it than indicated in the recipe. Stir the dough with a spoon first. Read about the properties of flour at the end of this recipe.

Step 6

Step 6
Add the rest of the flour in small portions while mixing the dough. Focus not on the amount of flour, but on the consistency of the dough.

Step 7

Step 7
The dough turns out homogeneous, soft, pliable, slightly sticking to your hands. Cover the bowl with the dough with a towel and leave in a warm place for 70-80 minutes to rise.

Step 8

Step 8
The dough has increased in volume by 2.5 times.

Step 9

Step 9
Gently knead the dough and place it on a table sprinkled with flour. I divided the dough into 2 parts. Roll out the dough into a layer.

Step 10

Step 10
Using cookie cutters, cut out different shapes from the dough. Immediately remove the cut out figures from the dough layer, as the yeast dough rises and quickly connects to the contours.

Step 11

Step 11
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and place the figures cut out from the dough. Fry the crumpets over moderate heat until golden brown on one side. How to choose a frying pan and oil for frying, read the separate articles at the end of this recipe.

Step 12

Step 12
Then turn over to the other side and fry until done.

Step 13

Step 13
Cool the finished donuts without eggs on water and yeast or serve warm with jam, condensed milk or jam. Bon appetit!

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