Vanilla-Glazed Sour Cream Doughnuts With Sugared-Walnut Streusel

The tender texture of these cake doughnuts comes from folding in the dry ingredients gently by hand, rather than beating them in with a mixer.

For Streusel:

1

egg white

¼

cup

sugar

1

tsp

ground cinnamon

1 ½

cups

chopped walnuts

For Doughnuts:

3 ½

cups

all purpose flour

¾

Tbs

baking powder

1

tsp

ground cinnamon

1

tsp

salt

½

tsp

baking soda

1

cup

sugar

2

large

eggs

2

tsp

finely grated orange peel; packed

½

tsp

vanilla extract

1/3

cup

melted unsalted butter, cooled briefly

1

cup

sour cream

For Glaze:

2

cups

icing sugar

¼

tsp

vanilla extract

4

Tbs

(about) heavy whipping cream

Canola oil (for deep-frying)

For streusel:

1

Preheat oven to 150°C. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk egg white in bowl until frothy, about 1 minute. Whisk in sugar and cinnamon. Fold in nuts. Spread mixture on prepared sheet. Bake until beginning to dry, about 12 minutes. Using metal spatula, stir to break up nuts. Continue to bake until nuts and coating are dry and golden brown, about 10 minutes; cool on sheet. Transfer streusel to work surface. Chop nuts into small (rice-size) bits. Transfer to shallow bowl.

For doughnuts:

1

Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs in large bowl until very thick, about 3 minutes. Beat in orange peel and vanilla. Gradually beat in butter; beat in sour cream in 2 additions. Gently fold in dry ingredients in 4 additions (dough will be slightly sticky). Cover; set aside 1 hour.

For glaze:

1

Combine icing sugar and vanilla extract in medium bowl. Add 4 tablespoons cream; whisk until smooth. Whisk in additional cream, 1 teaspoon at a time, to form medium-thick glaze. Cover and let stand up to 3 hours.

2

Sprinkle 2 rimmed baking sheets lightly with flour. Press out 1/3 of dough on lightly floured surface to 1cm - 2cm thickness. Using 6cm diameter round cutter, cut out dough rounds. Arrange on floured sheets. Repeat with remaining dough in 2 more batches. Gather all dough scraps. Press out dough; cut out more dough rounds until all dough is used.

3

Using 2cm diameter round cutter, cut out centre of each dough round to make doughnuts and doughnut holes.

4

Line 2 baking sheets with several layers of paper towels. Pour oil into large deep skillet to depth of 4cm. Attach deep-fry thermometer and heat oil to 185 - 187°C. Fry doughnut holes in 2 batches until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels. Fry doughnuts, 3 or 4 at a time, until golden brown, about 1 minute per side. Using slotted spoon, transfer doughnuts to paper towels. Cool doughnuts and doughnut holes completely.

5

Working with 1 doughnut at a time, spread glaze over 1 side, then dip glazed side into streusel. Arrange doughnuts, streusel side up, on rack. Let glaze set at least 30 minutes. Coat doughnut holes with same glaze and dip into streusel.

Servings: 24

Yield: Makes about 24 doughnuts and 24 doughnut holes.

Recipe Type: More Doughnut Recipes

Tips

Use a clip-on deep-fry thermometer to gauge the oil temperature when frying these doughnuts: too low and they'll absorb oil, turning leaden and soggy; too high and they'll burn before the insides are cooked through.

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