Dessert Recipes - Nutty Apple Doughnuts Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 large cooking (tart) apple, grated

• 65 g/2 1/2 oz/scant 1/3 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups self-raising whole meal flour

• 15 ml/1 tbsp baking powder

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp mixed (apple-pie) spice

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

• 60-75 ml/4-5 tbsp milk

• Oil, for deep-frying

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Method:

1. Put the apple in a bowl with 15 ml/1 tbsp of the caster sugar and the flour, baking powder and spice.

2. Mix well, Stir in the melted butter or margarine and enough of the milk to form a soft but not sticky dough. Knead gently on a lightly floured surface.

3. Roll out thickly and cut into 8-10 rounds using a 7.5 cm/3 in cutter. Cut out the centers using a 3 cm/1 1/2 cutter. Re-roll the cuttings and make more rings.

4. Deep-fry in hot oil for 3-4 minutes until golden brown and cooked through, turning once.

5. Drain on kitchen paper (paper towels). Toss in the remaining caster sugar and serve warm.