Name: Finnish Munkki/Finnish Doughnuts recipe by Priya Suresh at BetterButter
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 2 cups Flour; 1 cup Milk; 1/2 cup Sugar; 60grams Butter; 1 Egg; 1 tsp Instant yeast; 1 tsp Cardamom powder; 1/2 tsp salt; Oil for frying; Sugar & cinnamon powder (for coating)

ABOUT Finnish Munkki/Finnish Doughnuts RECIPE

Finnish doughnuts, is well known as Munkki, the speciality of these deep fried beauties are: they are simply flavoured with cardamom.The munkki are eaten any time of the year, but specially during and around on Vappu which means the 1st day of May month.In Finland, they have a special oil thats sounds like lard but as much as like butter t fry this yeasted doughnuts but however some fry these doughnuts in oil.

Ingredients Serving: 3

2 cups Flour
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Sugar
60grams Butter
1 Egg
1 tsp Instant yeast
1 tsp Cardamom powder
1/2 tsp salt
Oil for frying
Sugar & cinnamon powder (for coating)

Instructions

Beat the egg. Mix the lukewarm milk with the egg, sugar, salt and cardamom.
Take the flour and yeast in a bowl and mix well, add gradually the butter. Knead until the dough turns soft.
Place it in a greased bowl, cover with a towel and leave to prove until it doubles its size. Knead again for a while.
Divide the dough to make bigger balls and open a hole in the middle of each ball with your fingers. Cover them with a towel and let it prove for 30 minutes.
Heat oil for deep frying pan or a pot , deep fry the munkki in small batches.
Place the fried munkkis on a plate prepared with paper towels.
Take the sugar in a bowl with a teaspoon of cinnamon powder.
Drop the munkki into this mix when they are still hot and toss them well to get coated completely. Continue the same process with the remaining dough.
Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.

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