Homemade doughnuts with strawberry compote recipe from a French chef

Ingredients

• 225g strong bread flour
• 30g caster sugar
• 8g dried yeast
• 50ml full fat milk
• 85g softened butter
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 large punnets of strawberries (plus sugar to taste)

How to create the perfect doughnut

1. Using a mixer with a paddle, cream the butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Or you can do it by hand with a wooden spoon. Add the eggs and mix for another 2 minutes.

2. Add the milk, incorporate, then add the flour & yeast and mix until all ingredients are incorporated. Continue to work the mixture for another 3 minutes. Cover the bowl with a clean damp tea-towel and leave in a warm place to prove until it has doubled in size.

3. Transfer the dough from the bowl onto a floured surface and roll it out to about 1.5cm thick. Using approximately a 7cm round cutter cut out circles from the dough, then using a 2cm round cutter cut the hole out of the center. The mixture that is left over can then be reshaped into another doughnut.

4. Leave the dough to prove again until it has doubled in size, then deep-fry at 170° until golden brown, you need to turn them over half-way through the cooking. Remove from oil then toss them in a bowl of caster sugar until well coated. They are ready to serve.