In a jug, combine the milk and the. yeast. Add one teaspoon of the flour and one teaspoon of 
the sugar. Whisk until well combined. Allow to sit in a warm spot for 10-15 minutes or until 
frothy

In a large bowl, combine the remaining flour, sugar and salt. Use a dough hook attachment on 
your mixer to mix until well combined. Slowly add in the yeast mixtureuntil mixed and add the
eggs. Once the dough is in a ball, add the butter and mix until it’s smooth and elastic. 

Mix the dough for 8-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic

Lightly dust your hands with flour and roughly shape the dough into a ball. Place into a large 
oiled mixing bowl. Cover with greased cling film and place a tea towel over the top

Allow the dough to prove in a warm spot for 1-1.5 hours or until doubled in size. Line two large 
baking trays with non-stick parchment paper.

Gently scrape the dough onto a. floured surface. Using a floured rolling pin, roll the dough to 
about 1cm thick

Use an 8cm round cutter to cut out about 12 doughnuts, making sure to cut them out as close 
together as possible. For ring doughnuts, use a 3cm round cutter to cut out holes out of the 
centres, or use a bottle lid/piping tip to cut the holes

Carefully transfer the doughnuts and holes onto the prepared baking trays. Cover with a tea 
towel and allow to prove for a further 20 minutes before frying

To cook the doughnuts, heat a deep fat fryer (or a pot filled with sunflower oil) to 180˚C. 
Working in batches, cook the doughnuts. for about 1-2 minutes on each side. Once cooked, 
transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper. Cook the doughnut holes for 1 minute or until 
puffed, golden and cooked through. Once cooked, transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper

In a bowl, mix together the icing sugar and vanilla. Add 2-3 teaspoons of hot water to loosen. 
Divide the icing between 3 small bowls. Mix the 1-2 drops of Dr. Oetker Extra Strong Pink Food 
Colouring into one bowl, 1-2 drops of Extra Strong Yellow Food Coluring into the second bowl 
and leave the third bowl white. 

Carefully dip the tops of the doughnuts into the icing. Sprinkle on some Dr. Oetker Sprinkles while the icing is still wet

Pop the two decorative eyes onto one of the doughnuts. This will be at the front. If you can't find edible decorative eyes, use 2 white chocolate buttons and add a drop of black food colour gel in the middle to make eyes. 

Once the icing has set, arrange the doughnuts on a serving platter, standing up vertically, 
making sure the doughnut with the eyes is at the front. Set two pretzel sticks aside and insert the rest into the sides of the doughnuts, at an angle towards the plate to form the legs. 



Insert the final two pretzel sticks into the top of the front-facing doughnut to form the ears.