Baked Donuts

Ingredients:

* 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour + 2 tablespoons

* ⅔ cups milk

* ¼ cup sugar, divided

* ¼ cup butter

* 1 package active dry yeast

* 2 egg yolks

* 1 teaspoon orange zest, optional

* Powdered sugar for dusting

* Jam, chocolate spread, eggnog cream etc. for filling

In a large bowl combine milk, yeast, 2 tablespoons flour and 2 tablespoons sugar

Let rest for 10 minutes

Add remaining sugar, egg yolks, butter, flour and orange zest

Knead for 8 minutes!

Bring into a ball shape, cover the bowl and let rest for 2 hours or over night

Now form the dough into a roll and cut off 12 evenly sized pieces

Form each piece into a ball like shape

Place balls on a baking sheet with parchment paper and let rest covered with a dish towel for 40 minutes

Meanwhile preheat your oven to 395 F

Bake Bomboloni for 15 minutes

Right after baking gently brush the Bomboloni with some melted butter and dust them with sugar or powdered sugar

Once they are cooled down a little you might want to fill them with jam or pudding!