Dough used for the preparation of a doughnut like a dumpling covered with sesame seeds obtained by adding water and, if needed, a seasoning component to a powdery raw material comprising 50 to 80 parts by weight of ungelatinized starch, 6 to 25 parts by weight of pregelatinized starch, 7 to 30 parts by weight of wheat flour and 7 to 25 parts by weight of a saccharide to thus form dough, dividing the resulting dough into small pieces and forming each small piece into a desired shape and, if needed, stuffing the shaped dough with sweetened bean jam.