German Donut
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50 minutes
These are a German deep fried snack known as 'Mutzen' which are similar to our donuts. Usually in the shape of a diamond the thin dough is fried then sprinkled with icing sugar to serve.
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Ingredients
Serves: 35
- 100g butter
- 1/4 cup (60g) sugar
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 pinch salt, to taste
- 2 eggs
- 1-2 tablespoons rum
- 2/3 cup (90g) cornflour
- 2 cups (250g) flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 400ml oil, for frying, estimate
- 30g icing sugar, for dusting
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:15min ›
Extra time:20min resting ›
Ready in:50min
- Fry dumpling on both sides until golden brown then remove and drain on paper towel. Dust with icing sugar and eat quickly.
- Melt butter but do not boil. Beat with sugar, lemon peel, salt and eggs until fluffy. Add the rum.
- Sieve the cornflour, flour and baking powder into the egg mixture. Stir into a smooth dough then let stand for 20 minutes.
- Roll out the dough and cut into desired shapes.
- Heat oil in a deep saucepan until a breadcrumb dropped in begins to sizzle.
