Pumpkin doughnuts 🎃

Updated at: Sat, 23 Sep 2023 15:43:06 GMT

Step 1

In a pot heat the milk

Step 2

In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and the sugar then add the cornstarch and the pumpkin puree

Step 3

Remove the milk from the heat

Step 4

Add about half of the warm milk into the egg mixture and whisk until well combined

Step 5

Add all of the egg mixture into the pot of milk

Step 6

Put the pot back on the heat and cook at medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened (for 2 or 3 minutes)

Step 7

Remove from heat and chill the pastry cream in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours (covered with plastic wrap in direct contact with the surface of the pastry cream)

Step 8

Heat the milk until it is warm and in a bowl combine it with the yeast (let sit for 5 min)

Step 9

Mix together the eggs, butter, sugar, salt and yeast mixture

Step 10

Add half of the dry ingredients (flour, salt and pumpkin spice) and mix until combined before adding the rest

Step 11

Transfer the dough on a floured surface and gently knead it until smooth

Step 12

Transfer the dough to a floured bowl and cover, let rise at room temp. for 1h

Step 13

Shape the dough into 100g pumpkins -> I used 4 little strings to make the pumpkin shape

Step 14

Place your pumpkin shaped donuts on parchment paper

Step 15

Heat your fryer to 180°C and cook for about 2 mi

Step 16

Sprinkle them with sugar and pumpkin spice then fill them with pumpkin pastry cream

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