These mango-filled donuts are a summer party in your mouth. You munch through a crispy exterior to find the softest, pillowiest interior, and then the creamy, velvety mango curd hits you, and you’re in absolute raptures!
250mlAlmond milk, lukewarmYou can use any plant-based milk or regular milk too
2tspYeast
425gmsAll-purpose flour
1/4tspSalt
2tbspSugar
3tbspCoconut oilYou can use melted butter
1/3cupMango curd *
Powdered sugar for sprinkling on top
Instructions
In a small bowl, combine warm almond milk and yeast. Keep aside for 10 minutes until frothy.
Combine all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, and coconut oil in your stand mixer bowl.
When the yeast is nicely bubbly and frothy, make a well in the center of your dry ingredients and pour it in.
Combine the dry and wet ingredients using the hook attachment of your stand mixer. Set the speed at the lowest (1). Increase it to 3 or 4 as the ingredients mix.
When the dough begins to leave the bowl’s sides and forms a ball, it is ready. This will take about 4 to 5 minutes.
Bring the dough onto your work surface. Knead briefly for a minute.
Place the dough in a greased bowl. Cover and rest the dough for 1-2 hours, or until the dough has doubled in size.
Take the dough out of the bowl onto your work surface, knead briefly for 2-3 minutes.
Divide the dough equally into 16 pieces of approximately 45 gms each.
Roll each piece into a ball.
Place on a floured tray. Cover the dough balls with a kitchen towel and rest for 30-40 minutes, until puffy.
In a deep pan, heat oil.
Lift and slide the dough balls gently into the oil, making sure that the donuts do not deflate. I worked with 2 donuts at a time. Don't overload your pan.
Each side will take just 2-3 minutes to fry.
Let the golden-brown donuts cool enough to be handled. Then sprinkle them with powdered sugar.
Fill a piping bag with the mango curd and attach a long sharp-tipped icing nozzle to the bag. Pick a still warm donut and plunge the nozzle into its side. Push the curd in till it begins to ooze out.
Serve immediately. These donuts taste the best the day they are made. Store the leftovers in an airtight jar. Enjoy!