How to make the most delicious Italian Ricotta Doughnuts. They’re soft and fluffy with a delicious orange flavour and dusted in powdered sugar. Made with an easy yeast-free batter these doughnuts take no time at all to make and taste incredible.
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Ingredients
1 loosely packed cup Italian 00 flour or all-purpose flour (130g)
2 tablespoons caster sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
Zest of 1 orange and 1 tablespoon of juice
1 cup ricotta cheese (250g)
2 large eggs
1 pinch salt
powdered sugar (icing sugar) for dusting
35 fluid ounces sunflower oil (4 cups/ 1 litre)
Equipment
Candy thermometer
Instructions
Heat the oil in a heavy-based pot until it reaches 355F (180C). Get a plate lined with paper towels ready for draining.
Add the eggs, ricotta, orange zest and juice to a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth.
1 cup ricotta cheese,2 large eggs,Zest of 1 orange and 1 tablespoon of juice
Combine all the dry ingredients in a separate bowl (flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder) then add to the wet ingredients. Fold everything together to form a smooth and sticky dough.
1 loosely packed cup Italian 00 flour or all-purpose flour,2 tablespoons caster sugar,2 teaspoons baking powder,1 pinch salt
Use a tablespoon to drop the dough into the hot oil (do this in batches about 3-4 doughnuts at a time). Fry each doughnut for 5 minutes until a deep golden brown then drain on kitchen paper.
Once cooled, dusted with powdered sugar and serve.