Description
A sweet always drawing lines in Taipei, where crispy donuts deep-fried with a special batter are heavily dusted like snow with sweet milk powder and sugar.
Restaurants serving Crispy Milk Donut
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Bread flour
- Milk
- Butter
- Wet batter
- Milk powder
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Dough] Knead bread flour, yeast, milk, butter, and sugar into bread dough, proof once.
- Stretch dough long, shape into a ring (donut shape), proof again until fluffy.
- [Special Batter (Secret to Cui Pi)] Unlike regular donuts: prepare a 'thin tempura-like wet batter' dissolving flour, baking powder, a little oil, and water.
- Dip the proofed donut dough briefly in this batter.
- Fry at 170°C until the batter puffs up and turns 'ultra-crunchy' golden brown.
- Drain thoroughly, toss while hot into a mountain of special powder custom-blended from 'milk powder' and 'powdered sugar'.
- Coat until pure white, put in a paper bag, and serve piping hot.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense sweet aroma of milk powder
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Fry store-bought bread dough, coat with skim milk and sugar
Pairing
Unsweetened Taiwan Tea or Black Coffee
Trivia
[For Women] A representative Taiwanese sweet creating massive lines behind Taipei Station or Qingguang Market. Unlike regular donuts, it's 'battered and fried', giving an abnormal crispy exterior. The nostalgic milk powder sweetness grabs the hearts of women and kids.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Savor the 'crunch!' sound of the crust the moment you bite, the 'chewy' bread dough inside, getting milk powder all over your mouth!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy, Egg