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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Talk about easy...this couldn't be easier, unles, of course, you bought them! And who doesn't like homemade doughnuts. Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis, Episode#: SR0101. See this recipe on air Sunday Nov. 27, 2005 at 5:00 PM ET/PT. Ingredients:
1 lb prepared pizza dough |
3/4 cup sugar |
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
vegetable oil, for deep-frying |
olive oil, for deep-frying |
Directions:
1. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/2-inch thickness.
2. If you have a donut cutter useit, at least 2 inch diameter.
3. If no donut cutter,use a floured 2-inch cookie cutter, cut out doughnut rounds.
4. Then use a floured 1-inch cookie cutter, cut out a hole in the center of each doughnut.
5. Gather the dough scraps and reroll.
6. Cut out more doughnuts.
7. Whisk the sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl to blend.
8. Set the cinnamon-sugar aside.
9. Pour equal parts of vegetable oil and olive oil into a large frying pan to reach a depth of 2 inches.
10. Heat the oil over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 375ºF.
11. Working in batches, fry the doughnuts until they puff but are still pale, about 45 seconds per side.
12. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the doughnuts to paper towels to drain.
13. Cool slightly.
14. While the doughnuts are still warm, generously coat each 2 times with the cinnamon-sugar.
15. Serve warm.
16. Alternately, cool the fried doughnuts to room temperature.
17. Stir 3 ounces of milk chocolate and 1/4 cup of whipping cream in a heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until the chocolate melts.
18. Set aside until the chocolate sauce comes to room temperature but does not set.
19. Dip 1 side of each doughnut into the chocolate mixture.
20. Sprinkle with finely chopped toasted almonds or crushed espresso beans and set aside until the chocolate is set.
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