Nigerian Doughnuts (Fried Donut Recipe Without Eggs)
The Nigerian doughnut has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. These jam filled donuts have a soft and chewy texture, are lightly sweet, and absolutely delicious! In my homemade vegan donuts' recipe, I'll be sharing with you how to make Nigerian doughnut without eggs and still nail its taste and fluffy texture!
- Prep time
- 1 hr 40 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 14 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 cups All purpose (plain) flour ((about 435g))
- ½ cup Sugar
- 2¼ tsps Fast acting dry yeast ((one ¼ oz packet) )
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 cup Soy milk ((or any other plant based milk))
- 5 tbsp Vegan butter ((about 45g))
- 1 tbsp Ground flaxseeds ((plus 3 tbsps warm water))
- ½ tsp Freshly grated nutmeg
- Oil for deep frying
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ cup Jam
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, yeast, freshly grated nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
- 2
Warm the milk till it is about 110°F (just a little above body temperature), and in the ground flaxseed and warm water mixture.
- 3
Rub the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture is homogeneous. Add in the milk and flax mixture into the flour bit by bit, until the mixture comes together to form a soft but not sticky dough.
- 4
Knead the dough for 5 minutes, on a lightly floured work surface. Place the dough in a greased bowl, and cover with a damp towel and allow to rise for at least 1 hour.
- 5
Once the dough has doubled in size, take the dough out of the bowl, punch down all the air bubbles that have formed, and roll out to about ½ inch thickness.
- 6
Using a round cutter, cut the dough , and place on a floured sheet pan. Cover the pan lightly with plastic wrap, and allow to rise for another 30 -40 minutes.
- 7
Place one cup of sugar on a flat plate to toss in the donuts once they are fried.
- 8
Prep a piping bag with a small round piping nozzle filled with your favorite jam.
- 9
Heat up about 1" of oil to 360°F for frying. Gently place each donut in the hot oil (do not overcrowd the pan), and fry for about 2 minutes on each side, or until it is golden brown.
- 10
Once the donuts are golden brown on each side, take it out of the oil, drain, and toss in the sugar to coat while it is still warm
- 11
Using a wooden skewer or a chopstick, make a hole in the side of each donut being careful not to pole all the way to the other side of the donut. Fit the pastry tip into a hole, pipe about 2 teaspoons jam into donut. Repeat with remaining donuts.
- 12
Serve as fresh as possible.