Custard Donuts
Soft, fluffy, and filled with delicious homemade custard—these Custard Donuts are the ultimate fried treat.
Ingredients
Dough:
- 350 g bread flour
- 1 egg room temperature
- 160 ml warm milk
- 40 g unsalted butter room temperature
- 5 tbsp sugar (50g)
- 2 tsp salt (6g)
- 1 tbsp yeast (6g)
Custard cream:
- 3 egg yolks
- 300 ml milk
- 20 g unsalted butter
- 40 g sugar
- 20 g flour any kind
- 2 pinches salt
- 8-10 drops vanilla essence
Instructions
- Mix bread flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl. Add the egg and warm milk, then knead until a dough forms.
- Incorporate the room temperature butter into the dough and knead until smooth. Cover and let rise for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
- While the dough is rising, prepare the custard cream. Whisk egg yolks and sugar in a bowl until pale. Add flour and mix until smooth.
- In a saucepan, heat the milk until just boiling, then slowly pour it into the egg mixture, whisking constantly.
- Return the mixture to the pan and cook over low heat until thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in butter, salt, and vanilla essence. Let it cool.
- Once the dough has risen, punch it down and divide it into 8 equal pieces.
- Shape each piece into a ball and place on a baking sheet. Cover and let rise again for 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a deep fryer or pot to 350°F (175°C). Fry the donuts in batches until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
- Once cooled, fill each donut with custard cream using a piping bag.
- Dust with powdered sugar or roll in granulated sugar (optional). Enjoy!