Taiwanese Donuts (Original video)

Ingredients:

• Bread flour
• Sugar
• Salt
• Egg
• Whole milk
• Yeast
• Shortening or unsalted butter
• Vegetable oil
• All-purpose flour
• Rice flour
• Cornstarch
• Baking soda
• Water
• Sugar
• Powdered milk
• Kinako (optional)

Instructions:

1. Combine bread flour, sugar, and salt in a stand mixer bowl.
2. Beat egg and mix with whole milk, then add yeast to the mixture.
3. Slowly pour the egg and milk mixture into the flour mixture while mixing until a dough forms.
4. Knead the dough until smooth, then add shortening or unsalted butter and mix until combined.
5. Shape the dough into a ball, cover, and let it rise for 45-60 minutes.
6. Divide the dough into 16 pieces, shape into balls, and let rest.
7. Roll out each dough piece into a quarter-inch thickness, shape into donuts, and let rise for 20-25 minutes.
8. Prepare the butter coating by combining all-purpose flour, rice flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and water to make a tempura-like batter.
9. Coat the donuts with the butter mixture.
10. Optionally, coat the donuts with a mixture of sugar and powdered milk or kinako.
11. Deep fry the donuts in vegetable oil at 160 degrees Celsius for 3 minutes on each side.
12. Drain excess oil on a wire rack and coat with sugar or sugar and powdered milk mixture.
13. Serve and enjoy the crispy, chewy, and delicious Taiwanese donuts.