Name: Bugnes or French doughnuts recipe by BetterButter Editorial at BetterButter
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 155 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tsp dried active yeast; 500 grams flour; 1/4 cup water; 60 grams granulated sugar; zest of two lemons; 80 grams butter, melted; 4 Eggs; 1/4 tsp Salt; Oil for frying; Icing sugar for dusting

ABOUT Bugnes or French doughnuts RECIPE

These doughnut-like pastry sprinkled with icing sugar are amazing little bites

Ingredients Serving: 6

1 1/2 tsp dried active yeast
500 grams flour
1/4 cup water
60 grams granulated sugar
zest of two lemons
80 grams butter, melted
4 Eggs
1/4 tsp Salt
Oil for frying
Icing sugar for dusting

Instructions

Combine yeast and water together. Keep aside until frothy almost 15 minutes.
In a bowl add flour, eggs, butter, lemon zest, sugar and salt . Add yeast to it and stir with a spoon until the mix is wet. Start kneading with the hand until the dough is smooth about 5 minutes.
Oil a bowl and empty out the dough. Cover and let it rise in a warm place for 2 hours.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface . Cut the dough into shapes that you'd like.
Heat oil and fry the bugnes on medium heat until golden brown. Drain. And dust with icing sugar and serve.

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