Homemade Krispy Kremes

I LOVE Krispy Kreme doughnuts, and unfortunately I've built up a bit of a reputation with the kids at school, for being able to eat quite a few!

What I don't love, however, is the price. I'm the type of person that tends to walk in a shop and think "I reckon I could do that". So I decided to give these yummy doughnuts a go!

The recipe used here is for baked doughnuts, so they are healthier than the shop-bought version too.

The recipe for the doughnut batter is taken from http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/20358/baked+cinnamon+doughnuts

Ingredients

For the doughnut batter:

• 1 cup milk
• 50g unsalted butter, melted
• 2 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons instant dried yeast
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

For the topping:

100g milk chocolate
1/3 cup double cream
1 bar Galaxy caramel

Or whatever you fancy!

1. Preheat oven to 200*c.
2. Heat the milk in a heatproof bowl, but do not allow to boil.
3. Stir in 1 tbspn of milk.
4. Sift the flour into a large bowl and stir in the yeast, cinnamon, and 1/4 cup of sugar.
5. Stir in the milk mixture.
6. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes.
7. Place the dough in a glass bowl, with cling-film over the top. Leave for an hour in a warm place, to prove.
8. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface again, and knock the air out of it by kneading again.
9. Roll out the dough until about 2.5cm thick, and cut out circles using a 6.5cm cookie cutter.
10. Using a smaller cutter, cut holes out of the middle (you can cook these middles too, if you wish).
11. Cook on a baking tray, lined with greaseproof paper, for 10-12 minutes, or just starting to brown.
12. When done, brush half of the doughnuts (if you fancy a sugar glaze), with the remaining melted butter. Douse liberally with the remaining sugar.
13. While the other doughnuts are still cooling, heat the cream in a bowl in the microwave until just boiling.
14. Break up the milk chocolate and stir into the boiling cream until melted.
15. Leave this ganache to cool and thicken, and then spread over the top of the plain doughnuts.
16. Stick squares of Galaxy caramel on top.
17. Be prepared to be very popular with your friends!