Easter Egg Doughnuts

Name: Easter Egg Doughnuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole milk; 1 tablespoon shortening; 1.5 tablespoons butter; 1 package (3/4 ounce active dry yeast); 1/3 cup warm water; 1 egg (lightly beaten, at room temperature); 3 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 11.5 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2-1/2 cups, plus more for dusting); 1 gallon vegetable oil ((or peanut oil) for frying); Raspberry jamlemon curd, or pastry cream, to fill the doughnuts; 4 ounces unsalted butter; 1/4 cup whole milk; 1 tbsp light corn syrup; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate (finely chopped); 2 cups powdered sugar (sifted); 2 tbsp light corn syrup; 2-3 tbsp milk; Food coloring of your choice

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h

These Easter Egg Doughnuts were fried, then filled some with lemon curd and some with homemade raspberry jam. These would also be awesome with passion fruit curd, pastry cream, coconut cream…basically anything light and springy!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:03:35 GMT