Soft Donut with Egg Whites and Chocolate Chips

INGREDIENTS

• 200 g of 00 flour;
• 50 g potato starch;
• 200 g egg whites;
• 140 g of granulated sugar;
• 120 ml of sunflower seed oil;
• 60 ml of water;
• 60 ml of orange or lemon juice;
• Grated zest of half a lemon;
• 1 sachet of baking powder;
• 100g chocolate chips or chocolate pieces
• 1 pinch of salt.

STEP

1. Beat the egg whites with the sugar until stiff. To obtain a good result, the egg whites must be at room temperature;
2. In a bowl, sift the flour together with the starch and baking powder;
3. After that add the liquids (oil, water, orange or lemon juice (filtered);
4. Add the grated lemon zest and mix everything well;
5. The mixture must be compact;
6. After that we add two tablespoons of whipped egg whites and mix vigorously;
7. Add the remaining egg whites, whipped until stiff, and mix gently from top to bottom;
8. Now let’s complete with the chocolate chips or pieces and mix delicately;
9. Pour the mixture into a greased and floured pan (22 cm in diameter) (alternatively, you can line the pan with baking paper;
10. Cook our donut in the oven (preheated fan oven) at 180 degrees for 30/35 minutes;
11. Remove from the oven and let cool, then transfer the cake to a nice serving dish;
12. Sprinkle with plenty of icing sugar and…. ENJOY!!