I just love the Christmas spirit. It could be the army influence that from childhood my mom and me loved decorating the house with Christmas tree and doing up the various kind of goodies. This tradition continued with me even now and staying many years in Bangalore with lots of my Christian friends. I really enjoyed doing these Christmas hampers for everyone. Donuts used to be an all time favourite. Sometimes you do not want to wait to do donuts with yeast and wait for fermentation. My mom had a recipe for donuts without yeast which she used and I often use it when I want to meet the sudden craving for donuts.
Ingredients
- All purpose Flour ( Maida) – 1 cup
- Baking Powder – 1tsp
- Baking Soda – 1/2 tsp
- Castor sugar- 1/2 cup or powdered sugar
- Butter – 7gm
- Thick yogurt- 3 tbsp
- Warm Milk to knead ( 3-4 tbsp)
- Oil for frying
- Garnishing- Chocolate, cinnamon, sugar
Method
- Sift the dry ingredients – Flour, Baking Powder & Baking Soda
- Add sugar
- Add butter
- Mix thoroughly till you get crumbly texture
- Add yogurt and milk and knead into a dough
- Let it rest for some time for better results
- Roll the dough and cut do-nut shapes with a do-nut cutter
- Heat oil in pan and deep fry them golden brown
- Garnish with melted chocolate or dust them with cinnamon or sugar
They turn out very soft and yummy. In case you want to use egg then drop the curd & replace with one egg. You can even use ready made frosting or ice-cream as a garnish.
Hope you enjoy making this, and wish you a Merry Christmas