Pumpkin Donut Ball 金瓜甜甜球

Whenever I crave for donut balls I will go to bread shop to buy it.  It is not that I do not know how to make it but sometime feel very lazy to make.  Since I did not make it for very long time, today I decided to be hardworking to make donut balls on my own.

Recipe adapted from: http://gpf5666.blogspot.sg

Ingredients:

140g bread flour

10g milk powder

1/2tsp yeast

40g pumpkin pureer

20g castor sugar

15g butter

30g beaten egg

30g water

For coating:

Castor sugar

Plastic bag

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients in mixer bowl except butter.  2.Using a electric mixer, knead the mixture.  When all ingredients come all together and become a dough, add in butter. Continue to knead till smooth.

3. Proof it for 30mins or till it rise to double of it original size.

4. Shape every 10g of the dough into ball.  Place it on lined baking tray.  Let it proof for another 30mins.

5. While waiting for it to proof, heat a pot of oil for deep frying the donuts.

6. Once proofed, deep fry the donut balls till golden brown. Dish up.

7.  Pour castor sugar in a plastic bag. Place the donut balls into the plastic bags while it is still warm. Give the donut balls a few shake to thoroughly coat it with sugar.

8. Using satay stick, poke the donut balls through it.