Korean Styled Twisted Donuts
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, add 3 cups of all purpose flour, 4 Tbsp of sugar, 5 Tbsp of butter, 1 Tbsp of yeast, and 1 tsp of salt. Mix everything together to make the butter crumble.
Add 1 egg and 1 cup of lukewarm water.
Knead the dough for least 15 minutes until it becomes elastic.
Form the dough in to a ball. Cover it with plastic wrap.
Let it rise for about 1 hour in a slightly warm place until the dough size doubles. If it is at room temperature, it will take more than an hour.
Divide the dough into 16 to 24 pieces. You can start by dividing the dough into 4 pieces, and depending on how big you want your donuts, divide each of those pieces into 4 to 6 smaller pieces. Round each piece to make a ball.
Roll a ball of the dough out to about 12 inches in length. While you are rolling it, twist each end in the opposite direction so that the dough will become twisted when you release the tension.
Let the dough wrap around itself to form the twisted shape.
Set it aside for about 10 minutes to rise again.
Meanwhile, heat the oil on medium-high. When you drop a piece of dough in the oil and it rises in about 2 seconds, the temperature for the oil is right.
Fry the donuts. When one side of a doughnut becomes golden brown, flip it over.
Only flip it over once. If you flip it often, then the doughnut will become too greasy.
After frying the donuts, cool them for about 5 minutes. In a plastic bag, add some sugar and a couple of the cooled donuts. Shake them.
