BAKED MINI-DONUTS WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE & TOASTED COCONUT FLAKES
These mini-donuts are the perfect size for snacking and because they are baked, they have fewer calories than fried donuts.
Servings: 12 donuts
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup lukewarm milk
- 1 ½ Tablespoon active yeast or 30g of fresh yeast
- 2 Tablespoon sugar
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large egg yolks
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- 4 Tablespoon soften butter
Chocolate glaze
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup coconut flakes toasted
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine active yeast with 1/4 cup lukewarm milk & 1/2 tsp of sugar. Mix well and let sit covered with plastic foil for 15-20 minutes, in a warm place.
- Once the yeast got active and doubled in size, add to the bowl with yeast, sifted flour, 3/4 lukewarm milk, 1 1/2 tbsp of sugar, vanilla extract, salt, egg yolks and butter. Mix until well combined. If you are using a stand mixer, use a kneed hook. Mix on low, until the dough doesn’t stick anymore. If the dough is still sticky, add a little bit more butter.
- Remove the dough from the bowl and spray inside the bowl with oil or brush with butter, return the dough inside the bowl. Cover with plastic foil and let rise in a warm place for at least 1 hour (if you have a time, let it rise up to 2 hours, donuts will be fluffier).
- On a floured surface, roll out your dough to ¼ of an inch thick. Using a cookie cutter (or jar) cut out round pieces of dough (in the diameter of your donuts mold), with a smaller cookie cutter, cut out the middle. Place the cut-out rounds into the donuts mold, cover the mold with a towel and leave it to prove again at room temperature for 20-30 minutes.
- They are ready, once they almost double in their size. Bake at 375 F (190 C) for 15 – 20 minutes. Keep a close eye on them, so they don’t get too brown. Take the donuts mold out of the oven & let it cool down for 10 minutes. Once it's cooled down, remove donuts and place them on a cooling rack.
- Melt the chocolate in a microwave (70% power 1 minute...repeat until chocolate is melted, stir in between each session) and dip donuts in the melted chocolate, place the donuts on the cooling rack and decorate them with toasted coconut flakes. Wait until the chocolate sets and enjoy it!