Best Baked Doughnuts (Donuts)

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 250 g sugar
• 250 ml milk
• 220 g shortening (I used half butter and half margarine)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 500 g plain flour
• 9 g baking powder
• 6 g salt
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

1. 1

   Sift flour with salt, baking powder, cinammon and nutmeg.

2. 2

   Melt the shortening in a small bowl in the microwave and allow to cool.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, beat the eggs until foamy and gradually add the sugar while beating constantly.

4. 4

   Add the milk alternately with the melted shortening and then add the vanilla essence.

5. 5

   Add the flour mixture and beat until combined.

6. 6

   Cover and chill in fridge for around 30 minutes until dough is firm.

7. 7

   Grease a doughnut pan with 12 holes carefully.

8. 8

   Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees celcius (450 F) with the fan-forced option on.

9. 9

   Carefully spoon the cool dough into a large piping bag with a large plain nozzle and pipe a ring of dough into each hole.

10. 10

    You can just use a small spoon to fill the doughnut pan but it takes ages and isn't as even. I used a disposable bag, filled it then snipped a hole at the end to pipe the mixture.

11. 11

    Bake for around 10 minutes or until doughnut has risen and is lightly browned.

12. 12

    Turn out onto a wire-rack to cool.

13. 13

    Ice with chocolate glaze, doughnut icing (e.g.Recipe # 179685 ) or dip in half a cup of melted butter and then toss in a cup of sugar mixed with a teaspoon of cinammon.