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Kuih Keria (Malaysian Sweet Potato Doughnut)

Name: Kuih Keria (Malaysian Sweet Potato Doughnut)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed 600 g; all-purpose flour 200 g; instant yeast 6 g; caster sugar 100 g; warm milk 200 ml; egg, beaten 1 pieces; sugar syrup 300 ml; oil for frying 800 ml; fine salt 3 g

A soft sweet potato doughnut glazed with sugar syrup.

65 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

Kuih keria is the sweet potato doughnut of Ipoh and Perak, where the street version is a whole ring fried to a deep colour rather than a sugared powder. Sweet potato is cooked and mashed before it meets the dough, which is what keeps the crumb soft and the inside tasting faintly of coconut. Starch holds a lot of moisture, so frying too fast gives a pale shell with a dense core.

Ingredients

sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed600 g
all-purpose flour200 g
instant yeast6 g
caster sugar100 g
warm milk200 ml
egg, beaten1 pieces
sugar syrup300 ml
oil for frying800 ml
fine salt3 g

Directions

1
Mix mashed sweet potato, flour, yeast, sugar, milk, egg and salt; knead 8 minutes.
2
Rise covered 40 minutes.
3
Shape into rings; rest 10 minutes.
4
Fry at 170C for 3 minutes until golden.
rings are golden and crisp
5
Dip in warm syrup.

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