Soft ashel doughnuts with powdered sugar

Soft ashel doughnuts with powdered sugar

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Soft, fluffy doughnuts made with ashel, eggs, and self-raising flour, deep-fried in small balls and then dusted with powdered sugar.

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Soft, fluffy doughnuts made with ashel and flour, deep-fried in small balls and dusted with powdered sugar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFrying
  • Estimated cost$1.76 $0.29 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.80
  • $0.02
  • $0.40
  • $0.04
  • $0.24
  • $0.26

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat some oil in a deep saucepan.
  2. Combine the ashel, eggs, and sugar to form a dough. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the flour and yeast, then mix until a smooth dough forms. ≈ 4 min
  4. Form small balls by hand and place them in the oil. ≈ 10 min
  5. Once the meatballs are golden brown on one side, flip them over and remove them from the fryer.
  6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Soft ashel doughnuts with powdered sugar

  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.02
  • 250 g self-raising flour$0.40
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder$0.04
  • Oil for deep frying, in sufficient quantity$0.24
  • powdered sugar, for dusting$0.26

Total$1.76

that's $0.29 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 pots of ashel (250 g)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 250 g self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • Oil for deep frying, in sufficient quantity
  • powdered sugar, for dusting

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