yoghurt doughnuts (baked)

I have finally managed to find a doughnut baking tray being sold at a shop at Seah Street that sells baking paraphernalia. Each tray cost S$7. I decided to buy two trays (in any event, there were only two left on the shelf!). The tray is non-stick, which is quite a good deal considering the price. I can finally bake doughnuts! The problem with commercially sold doughnuts are that they are deep fried and hence not so healthy.

To give the doughnuts some flavour, I added yoghurt drink to the batter. I used a non-fat tropical mixed fruit yoghurt drink but do feel free to substitute this with any other flavour of your choice.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup self-raising flour

1/3 cup castor sugar

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 egg

90ml yoghurt drink

1 tbsp sunflower oil

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius.

2. Grease the doughnut baking tray with some margarine or oil.

3. Sift the self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and mix well.

4. In a separate bowl, mix the egg, yoghurt drink and sunflower oil. Pour this mixture into the flour mixture. Using a spatula, stir the batter until the flour is incorporated into the batter. Do not over-mix. The batter will be lumpy.

5. Fill the doughnut baking tray till half-full.

6. Bake at 200 degrees celsius for 7 minutes or until a skewer inserted near the centre of the doughnut comes out clean.

7. Let the doughnuts cool in the doughnut baking pan for 5 minutes before transferring the doughnuts onto a wire rack to cool thoroughly.

8. Store the doughnuts in an air-tight container.

TIPS

1. As my doughnut baking pan makes mini-doughnuts, the baking time is about 7 minutes. If your doughnut baking pan makes larger doughnuts, bake the doughnuts for about 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted near the middle of the doughnut comes out clean.

2. The baked doughnuts are delicious on their own and there is no necessity to glaze the doughnuts. If you prefer, sprinkle cinnamon sugar onto both sides of the doughnut while it is still hot and leave the doughnuts on a wire rack to cool.

3. If you wish to glaze the doughnuts, mix 1 cup of icing sugar with 2 tbsp of milk in a small bowl. Dip one side of the doughnut into the glaze and decorate the glazed side of the doughnut with chocolate rice, rainbow sprinkles or any other toppings of your choice. Remember to place the doughnuts onto a wire rack (glazed side up) after glazing to allow any excess glaze to drip.