SOFT BAKED CARNIVAL DONUTS, simple and delicious, perfect for breakfast or a snack for both adults and kids. They can be prepared in advance and frozen.
Simple and too good, the soft Carnival donuts are made with a simple dough by hand or with a food processor, baked, and then decorated with sugar glaze and colorful sprinkles.
The recipe for these delicious soft Carnival donuts is ideal if you’re looking for a sweet treat that’s not fried yet still good and colorful as tradition demands, and they’re very tasty even when baked.
Of course, you can always fry them but not decorate with sugar glaze, and if you don’t like it, the chocolate coating is always excellent.
Follow me in the kitchen, today we have soft Carnival donuts!
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 4 Hours
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 7-8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3 tbsp butter
- lemon zest
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Steps
Pour the flour into a bowl, add the yeast and mix, then add the lemon zest and sugar, and mix again.
Add the egg, softened butter, and half a teaspoon of salt, knead well until the dough is smooth and homogeneous, then make two folds by forming a rectangle, bringing one short side to the center, and covering with the other short side.
Make a ball and let it rest until doubled in size in a bowl covered with plastic wrap for about 3-4 hours.
Once risen, take the dough and divide it into 7-8 pieces, make logs and close them into donuts, then place the donuts on the baking tray and let rest for 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F, bake for 15 minutes, remove from the oven, and let cool.
Beat the egg white with powdered sugar and two drops of lemon juice in a mixer, cover the donuts, decorate with colored sprinkles, and let dry.
Bon appétit
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