Gingerbread Donuts

Gingerbread Donuts

Recipe by SMDifficulty: Easy
Servings

10-12

servings
Prep time

2

hours 

30

minutes
Cooking time

16

minutes

These donuts are so cute and super easy to make! Golden brown outside, super soft and fluffy inside. I have a shortcut for the filling to save time below. Save this recipe for the holidays!

Ingredients

  • Dough:
  • * 1 cup milk, lukewarm
    * 2¼ tsp active dry yeast, 1 packet
    * 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
    * 1/4 cup granulated sugar
    * 2 tsp molasses
    * 1 tsp vanilla extract
    * 1 tsp cinnamon
    * 1/2 tsp nutmeg
    * 1/2 tsp ginger
    * 2 large eggs
    * 3 2/3 cup flour
    * 1 tbsp oil for bowl

  • For Frying:
  • * 8 cups vegetable oil

  • Filling:
  • * 1 package, 3 oz. Vanilla Pudding g Mix
    * 1 tbsp cinnamon
    * 1/2 tsp nutmeg
    * 1 cup milk
    * 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

  • Topping:
  • * 1 cup granulated sugar

Directions

  • Warm milk to 110 degrees F. Pour yeast packet in milk and let sit for 10 minutes.
  • Melt butter and set aside. Using a stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment add sugar, molasses, vanilla extract and all spices in the bowl. Add butter and mix all together till combined.
  • Add eggs and continue to mix. Add in yeast mixture and combine. Remove whisk attachment and put dough hook attachment on. Add flour in slowly. It will take about 6 minutes for dough to form and it for to all be combined.
  • Remove dough and put in a clean greased bowl, covered with a towel in a warm place for at least 90 minutes till it has doubled in size. Punch dough down and roll out on a clean surface. Using a @wiltoncakes medium to large Gingerbread cookie cutter cut out donuts and place on a parchment paper cookie sheet. This will make 10-12 donuts. Let dough sit covered with a towel for another 45 minutes.
  • While dough rises, heat oil in a lager pot to 355-365 degrees F. In addition make your filling by combining pudding packet, spices and 1 cup of milk, stir till thickens. In a medium bowl whip 1/2 cup heavy cream till soft peaks form and fold into pudding. Set in fridge to chill.
  • Time to fry your donuts. Using a slotted spatula place 3-4 donuts in the oil at a time. Fry for about 2 minutes on each side and place on a paper towel cooling rack. Cover donuts in sugar and pipe filling into center of the donut!

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