Doughnuts

Ran out of treats and you've got guests coming over? This recipe is a quick and easy recipe and one that is sure to go down well with anyone that eats them.

Doughnuts are a great treat at anytime of day and this recipe has to one of the simplest out there.

This recipe is vegetarian and is also gluten free adaptable, just use gluten free flour rather than regular flour. Changing the recipe to gluten free doesn't affect the end result or taste what so ever, the doughnuts pictured above are in fact gluten free ones.

Doughnuts:

2 tbsp white vinegar

3/8 cup milk 

2 tbps butter

1/2 cup white sugar 

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

2 1/2 cups self raising flour

1/2 tspb baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

Cinnamon sugar

Stir the vinegar into the milk and let it stand fir a few minutes.

While that's standing, in free standing mixer (or you could use a electric hand held mixer) cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.

Beat in the egg and vanilla essence until well blended.

In a separate bowl sift together the flour, salt and baking soda.

Now stir into the sugar mixture both the flour and milk mixtures, alternating between the two.

At this stage the dough will be very soft and almost runny, but it should be able to hold its shape, so if it's too runny add a bit more flour. Once you've got the dough sorted roll it out on a well flour counter so the dough is between 2-3cm thick, and then cut your doughnuts using either a doughnut or cookie cutter.

Heat oil in a deep fryer. Fry doughnuts off until golden brown, turning once. Drain on some paper towel the. Toss in Cinnabon sugar and serve.