Traditional Finnish Doughnuts (Munkit)
recipe

Preparation Time: 2 hours
Serving Size: 12 doughnuts
Ingredients:
- 2 dl milk
- 1 dl sugar
- 25 g yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1 egg
- 7-8 dl all-purpose flour
- 100 g butter, softened
- 1 l frying oil
- Sugar for dusting
Instructions:
1. Warm the milk to body temperature and dissolve the yeast and sugar in it.
2. Add the salt, cardamom, and egg. Mix well.
3. Gradually add the all-purpose flour until the dough is smooth and manageable.
4. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes, then incorporate the softened butter until fully mixed.
5. Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.
6. Roll out the dough to about 1 cm thick and cut out round doughnuts.
7. Allow the doughnuts to rise for another 30 minutes.
8. Heat the frying oil to 170-180 degrees Celsius.
9. Fry the doughnuts in the hot oil until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes on each side.
10. Remove the fried doughnuts and place them on paper towels to drain, then dust with sugar while warm.
11. Serve and enjoy!
Nutritional Information (per doughnut):
- Calories: 200
- Protein: 3g
- Fat: 10g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Sugars: 5g
- Fiber: 1g

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