Korean Twisted Donut | Korean Bread

Today I am sharing with you a new variety of donut recipe. It is twisted like a braid and hence named twisted Korean donuts. It is crunchy and sweeter outside, soft and fluffy inside. I have added little sugar to the dough. So the inner part will not be much sweeter. You can add  additional sugar if required. If you dust with good amount of cinnamon sugar outside as shown in the picture, no extra sugar is needed.

Initially, I thought it's a difficult process to make this donut. However, I must admit the fact, it wasn't as difficult as I thought. Please give it a try and let me know how it turned out. Happy cooking!

Korean Twisted Donut

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 3 cups plus 3 tsp for dusting
Butter - 3 tblspn
Sugar - 2 tblspn
Dry yeast - 2 1/2 tsp
Milk - 1 cup

Egg - 1

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Oil - to deep fry

For coating:

Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
Sugar - 3 tblspn

Method:

In a large bowl, add milk, melted butter, sugar and salt. Mix well until everything is blended well.

Add an egg and mix well. Add yeast and stir well. Let it sit for 5 mins.

Now add the flour and knead the dough for few mins. Cover it with a cling wrap. Let the dough sit and double it's size for about 1 1/2 hours.

Punch the dough and knead well and cover again with a cling wrap. Wait for 30 mins to double its size.

Again punch well to deflate the air and knead for 2 to 3 mins. Divide the dough into 16 equal balls. Take a ball and gently roll into a long cylindrical rope.

Initially start rolling from the center and then at the two ends. Roll the ends in opposite direction.

Join both the ends and twist it like a braid. Follow the same procedure for the other balls. Keep the twisted dough in a pan dusted with flour and rest it for 15 mins.

Heat oil in a deep frying pan, and fry the twisted donuts till it turns golden brown. Transfer it to a paper towel.

In a small serving bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar. Add the fried donuts and shake well to coat the cinnamon sugar.

Enjoy with tea!

Note:

• Do not turn it immediately after dropping the donuts inside the oil. Let it cook on one side and then turn them.
• Handle them carefully while frying. Because the shapes will be collapsed.
• Fry the donuts in more oil if you do not want darker brown color at a particular area.

 Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

Melt the butter

Add in warm milk and mix

Add sugar and salt

Add egg and mix well

Add yeast and let it sit until it forms to froth. Make sure your milk is warm to active the yeast

3 cups of flour is added

Knead the dough

Knead the dough and cover it with a cling wrap and let it sit for 1 1/2 hours or till it is doubled in size

The dough is doubled. now punch to deflate air

Cover with a cling wrap and let it sit for 30 minutes

Knead to get a soft dough and divide into 16 equal sized balls

Take a ball and roll it from center. Then at the sides. Roll each ends in opposite direction

Twist it like a braid. Join the edges else shapes will be gone while frying

Deep fry the donuts till golden brown. Carefully turn them to avoid change of shape.

In a large serving bowl, combine cinnamon powder and sugar. Place the fried donuts and shake

Donuts dusted with cinnamon sugar

Its ready