So curious about the Cronut ! | Good Food Everyday. The American dream certainly lives on in the form of the cronut. What a discovery! Since I read about the birth of the cronut in May, I have been curious… so very curious that my mouth waters when I hear about the long queues and waiting lists to get one. How will I manage to try one stranded on this tiny beautiful Mediterranean island? So after two months of Cronut dreams, I cannot deprive myself any more and today is the day when I go the home made route and bring Manhattan to my kitchen…. The result is great, not sure if it tastes like the real thing but certainly looks like it and they are delicious….
I so love New York ! Well done Dominique Ansel www.dominiqueansel.com you are a genius …. This recipe makes 4 You will need: 500 g Puff pastry (I tried a batch each with home made and shop bought pastry) Vegetable oil for frying Two plain cutters, the perfect sizes were 8 cm diameter and 2 1/2 cm diameter Vanilla sugar for rolling the Cronuts I dusted them with pollen.. What a treat … Will Bake for Books: Maple Glazed Vanilla Bean Baked Donuts. Donuts. Who doesn't love the stuff?
The soft fried dough that just seems to melt in your mouth. Simply put, they're irresistible. Problem is, those yummy fried donuts come with a major con. They go straight to my behind.So I started making baked donuts, and am I glad I did. They are totally satisfying, but they are definitely a little healthier. I don't feel toooo bad eating 2...or 3... ;) My sister Natasha found this recipe on FoodGawker, and I just knew we had to try them.
Ingredients 1 1/3 cups warm milk2 1/2 tsp instant quick-rise yeast2 TB butter, melted2/3 cup sugar2 large eggs4 1/2 - 5 cups all-purpose flour1 vanilla bean4 TB butter, melted3/4 cup powdered sugar6 TB dark maple syrup1 TB milk Directions Place the warm milk and 1 tablespoon of the sugar in a cup and add the yeast. In the bowl of an electric mixer with a dough hook attached, mix the milk-yeast mixture, the rest of the sugar, and the melted butter. Bake at 350° F for 8 minutes. Enjoy! Jelly-Filled Donuts. Enlarge Credit: Todd Coleman MAKES ABOUT 2 DOZEN 2¼-oz. packages active dry yeast1½ cups milk heated to 115°1½ cups sugar4 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing1 tbsp. vanilla extract1 tsp. kosher salt1 egg, plus 3 yolks4¾ cups (1 lb. 5 oz.) all-purpose flour, sifted, plus more for dustingCanola oil, for frying2 cups seedless strawberry or plum jam, for filling 1.
Combine yeast and milk in a bowl; let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. Beat ½ cup sugar and butter in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until fluffy. Add yeast mixture, vanilla, salt, egg, and yolks; beat until combined. With the motor running, slowly add flour; beat until dough is smooth. 2. 3. 4. Chocolate Cream Filled Vanilla Sugar Doughnuts. I remember, very distinctly, a time when I believed in Santa Claus. It was exciting! A thrill a holiday! I don’t think I was gullible… I just happened to believe in the things that my parents told me were true: Santa Claus is real, life is not fair, and eating broccoli makes you beautiful. We had a Santa Claus nightlight my sister and I kept in our bedroom window during the holiday season. I don’t remember when I stopped believing in Santa Claus. Now that I’m an adult, Santa Claus has easily fallen by the wayside (thought I still love the nightlight)… but there are solid things I believe: I believe in God.
Let’s go let’s go doughnut town we go! Have you ever made homemade yeast doughnuts? Yeast doughnuts come together with a dough hook. There’s something I should tell you about this doughnut dough: it’s soft and sticky and that’s ok. Part of the tenderness of these doughnuts comes from the softness of the dough. While the doughnut dough is resting and rising, I make the Chocolate Cream. Brioche Donuts with Maple Frosting and Bacon Crumbles. I finally wanted to share the last of the recipes I made for the National Food Blogger Bake Sale. This recipe was arguably my favorite of the bunch, so I wanted to save it for last – Brioche Donuts with Maple Frosting and Bacon Crumbles. This is one of those trendy recipes that has been making its rounds on the blogosphere for awhile. I’m always hesitant to post recipes like this (think the Mini Homemade Pop Tarts) because I know I am definitely not the first to attempt these, not even close.
However, they were just so insanely good and fun that I couldn’t help myself. You start with something that is arguably perfect all on its own, a supple and silky brioche dough. Brioche Donuts with Maple Frosting and Bacon Crumbles Adapted from King Arthur Flour Baking Companion’s Brioche recipe and Cherry Tea CakesYield will vary depending on the size of your donut cutter, but I got about 17 small donuts, plus holes Ingredients: For Brioche Dough: For Maple Frosting: For decoration: Method: Nutella Filled Sugar Donuts.
2K+ What would you say if I told you that I don’t really eat donuts for breakfast? Or, honestly, any sweets? I’m more of a savory kind of girl when it comes to breakfast. All that sugar first thing in the morning? No, thank you. Then I saw these donuts. And I died. Then I promptly whipped up the dough (easy!) It was totally worth the loss of sleep. Totally, absolutely, completely worth it. I may not eat donuts for breakfast, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t eat them as sweet afternoon treats and I certainly know a good donut when I taste one. The original recipe called for filling them with pastry cream, but that sounded a little too boring for me. Tasted right, too. Nutella Filled Sugar Donuts Ingredients 1 package (2 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast 2/3 cups milk, at room temperature 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/3 cups sugar 2 teaspoons kosher salt 3 eggs 7 tablespoons butter, at room temperature, cut into 7 pieces Canola oil, for frying Nutella, for filling Instructions recipe from flour.
Copycat Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Glazed doughnuts are my weakness, especially when they’re Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts. Aren’t they everyones weakness? It took several attempts to get a homemade version that is like a Krispy Kreme. As the saying goes, third times the charm. I tried three different types of flour, bread flour first then blend of cake and all purpose flour and I ended up settling on just all purpose. It’s hard to get the exact same texture as theirs because according to the ingredients they have listed online they use emulsifiers, gluten, thickener, firming agents and other additives, which I’m guessing is what gives their doughnuts such a delicate texture. For us home cooks, are we ever going to try and track down all that stuff? With that said these doughnuts are very close, just not identical. If you like a thick coating of glaze, you can make more glaze and double dip them. Copycat Krispy Kreme Glazed Doughnuts Ingredients Glaze Directions.
15 Minute Donuts, From Scratch. Share on Pinterest This post is going to be short and sweet today just like this simple donut recipe =). I’m in love and hate with this recipe I made. Love because they are amazing, and hate because I could eat all of them. To me these taste just as good (or better) as any cake donut you could buy at your local bakery but you can make these at home in 15 minutes (some done in 15 the entire batch took about 19 to be more exact =). I made this recipe because sometimes I just can’t wait 3 hours for a fresh donut. Share on Pinterest 15 Minute Donuts, From Scratch Ingredients 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup granulated sugar 3 Tbsp melted butter 2 cups vegetable oil, for frying Granulated sugar, cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar, for coating Directions Preheat oil over medium heat in a 10 inch non-stick fry-pan (keeping an eye on it as it is heating).
15 Minute Donuts, From Scratch. Melt In Your Mouth Doughnut Recipe. I love doughnuts just as much as the next sugar loving woman-probably a little too much. When I saw this recipe in my Southern Plate Cookbook, I had to try them. Can you believe they started as a can of biscuits? They are incredibly easy to make and are a total crowd pleaser! Warning - once you start eating this warm, yummy, goodness - you won't be able to stop! Ingredients: -1 ten count can Texas style biscuits (or your preference, just not flaky layers) -1 Cup Sugar -1 1/2 Tablespoon cinnamon -1 stick margarine, melted -Vegetable Oil For Frying Pour oil into skillet to the depth of a little less than 1/2 an inch and heat on medium to medium high for about five minutes.
Using a plastic bottle cap, cut the center out of each biscuit. Drop dough into hot oil, watching carefully and turning when golden. Dip both sides of each doughnut into melted margarine, then press both sides into cinnamon sugar mixture. These are best when they're still warm.