In a bowl, stir the yeast into the lukewarm milk. Let stand for 5 minutes.
20 g fresh yeast, 3 tablespoons milk
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and granulated sugar. Make a well in the center, then add the eggs, the milk-yeast mixture, and the orange blossom water.
500 g flour, 3 eggs, 100 g granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons orange blossom water
Add the softened butter, cut into pieces, and knead for 5 minutes.
120 g butter
Let the dough rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3 mm.
Cut out the bugnes with a pastry wheel, then make a slit in the center of each one.
Preheat the air fryer to 200°C for a few minutes.
Arrange a few bugnes in the air fryer without overlapping them.
Cook for 5 minutes at 200°C, using either no specific setting or the fries setting, without turning them halfway through.
Transfer the bugnes to a bowl and dust them with powdered sugar.
powdered sugar
Notes
Bugnes cooked in an air fryer will have a more brioche-like texture than traditional oil-fried bugnes, but they are every bit as delicious.