Lemon Curd Donuts 

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Lemon Curd Donuts 

Recipe by SMDifficulty: Easy
Servings

10-12

servings
Prep time

2

hours 
Cooking time

18

minutes

Ending our Lemon series with these delicious Lemon Curd Donuts. We love the fried outside and the super soft inside!

Ingredients

  • Dough: 

  • * 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 

    * 1/2 cup sugar

    * 2 1/4 tsp rapid-rise yeast, standard package 

    * 1 tsp cinnamon

    * 8 tbsp unsalted butter, softened, cubed

    * 1/2 cup milk, warm  

    * 3 eggs 

    * 1 tsp vanilla extract 

    * 1/4 tsp salt 

    * For frying 6 cups vegetable oil

  • Filling:

  • * 3.4 oz. box vanilla pudding
    * 1 cup of milk
    * 1 cup lemon curd
    * 1 lemon, zested

  • Topping:

  • * 1 cup of sugar

Directions

  • Dough: combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, and rapid rise yeast in a bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together. Scatter softened butter on top of dry ingredients. Ensure milk is at 110°F and combine in a mixing bowl eggs, vanilla extract, and salt. Whisk together. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Using a dough hook attachment, beat for 10-12 minutes till dough forms. With oiled hands knead into a ball for a couple minutes. Place dough into a greased bowl. Cover dough with plastic wrap and a towel. Let dough rise for 90 minutes in a warm place, till it doubles in size. Punch dough down. Roll out dough. Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut dough and place on a baking sheet. Cover and let rise for an additional 30 minutes. 
  • Prepare Oil: while the dough is rising by adding vegetable oil to a pot. Heat to 345° F.
  • Make Filling: combine instant pudding, milk till thickens. Stir in lemon curd and lemon zest. Frying: fry donuts for about 2 min on each side.
  • Topping: coat donuts in sugar and fill with lemon curd filling. Enjoy!

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