One of the most popular confectionery products are donuts. On sour cream, on kefir, with and without yeast, on cottage cheese and sour milk, on condensed milk and even on water, donuts are always amazingly tasty, aromatic and satisfying. Donuts with a hole in the center are considered classic. But there is also baking round in shape or with a filling inside.
A lot of stories and legends are connected with the invention of donuts. Some believe that they were invented by American beauties in order to treat couriers of postal services - "ponies". Other versions suggest that the donut was invented by a sea captain from Denmark. When, during a storm, it took him 2 hands to control the ship (and at that time he was chewing a round bun), he put on pastries on the helm handle. So there was a classic donut with a hole. But in fact, the invention of these confectionery products is due to the fact that the dough with a hole in the center is simply faster and easier to fry.
A proven recipe for sour cream donuts
This wonderful dessert is perfect for tea drinking. The only moment - the recipe requires a large amount of sunflower oil. Since donuts are deep-fried, they are high-calorie. This should be taken into account both at the stage when the idea of making such a dessert came to mind, and at that moment when the hand reaches for the next portion of sweet pastries. In a recipe for donuts on sour cream, you can often find such an ingredient as vodka. We must say right away that this product is not obligatory, but its presence will be useful if you want to receive magnificent pastries with holes.
List of Essential Ingredients
- Three large tablespoons of sour cream with a slide.
- A pinch of salt.
- Three eggs.
- Four and a half tablespoons of sugar.
- Vanillin.
- A pinch of baking soda.
- One tablespoon of vodka.
- Wheat flour (the exact amount is not indicated, the principle "how much will take the dough" is used in the recipe).
Description of the cooking process
In order to get magnificent donuts on sour cream, it is very important to accurately follow the cooking steps. To begin with, thoroughly beat the whisk with a pinch of salt and the amount of sugar indicated in the recipe. After a small white froth appeared on the surface, you can add vanillin. Soda is quenched with vinegar and added to the dough at the same stage. Only after soda can sour cream and alcohol be sent to the container (cognac can be added instead of vodka).
Mix thoroughly. We begin to gradually add flour. When you will not cook donuts on sour cream for the first time, then determine the exact amount of flour. The first time the flour is added, as they say, by eye. As soon as the dough becomes soft and pliable, it ceases to stick to the hands, it is considered ready.
Lightly dust the work surface, roll out the dough so that its thickness does not exceed 0.5 mm. Donuts can be made in the form of rings with a hole in the center. If you want something more creative and interesting, if the dish is prepared for a children's table, we recommend using special baking tins. Donuts on sour cream in the form of stars, hearts, clouds or funny figures will certainly appeal to little gourmets.
While cutting donuts out of the dough, you can put a container of oil on the fire. We send the pastries there, not forgetting to carefully monitor them and turn them over in time. Spread a paper napkin on a plate. Put the donuts on a napkin so that the excess oil comes off. Top baked goods can be sprinkled with powdered sugar, cocoa powder, coconut, crushed nuts or grated chocolate.