How to make New Orleans donuts

• Mix the yeast with sugar and lukewarm water, cover and set aside in a warm place for about fifteen minutes.
  approx 15 g yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar, 250 ml water
  
• In a large bowl, place flour, sugar, eggs, and oil.
  450 g wheat flour - all-purpose, 2 eggs, 30 ml oil, 45 g sugar
  
• Add the yeast starter and knead a smooth dough (it will be quite loose and sticky - do not add more flour!).
  
• Cover the bowl with the dough and set aside in a warm place for 1.5-2 hours - until the dough doubles in volume.
• Take the risen dough out onto a floured surface and knead briefly.
  
• Dust the bottom with a little flour, sprinkle flour on top of the dough, and gently roll it out to a thickness of about 1 cm.
  
• Cut the dough into small pieces and start frying them immediately.
  
• In a wide saucepan, heat oil to 180 degrees Celsius.
  oil
• Place a few donuts at a time into the hot oil and fry for about 1-2 minutes on each side - until nicely browned.
  
• Remove the cooked donuts onto a paper towel and dry them.
  
• Immediately coat the donuts in powdered sugar.
  approx 70-150 g powdered sugar