I. The Dough
- Ingredients:
- Flour: 500g
- Milk: 200ml
- Butter: 50g
- Sugar: 60g
- Baker's yeast: 8g
- Egg: 1 whole egg
- Salt: A pinch
- Preparation: Mix the dry ingredients, then add the milk, egg and butter. Knead until the dough is smooth and let rest until doubled in volume.
II. Pastry Cream
- Ingredients:
- Milk: 500ml
- Egg yolks: 6 yolks
- Sugar: 100g
- Flour: 25g
- Cornstarch (Maïzena): 25g
- Vanilla: To flavor
- Preparation: Whisk the yolks with the sugar and starches. Heat the milk and gradually pour it over the egg mixture to temper. Cook over the heat until thickened.
III. Assembly and Frying
- Shaping: Roll out the dough and use a round cookie cutter (or a glass) to cut out circles.
- Frying: Fry the dough circles in hot oil until golden and puffy. Drain on absorbent paper.
- Filling: Once the donuts have cooled to room temperature, use a knife to poke a hole or lightly score them. Use a piping bag (or a freezer bag) to fill them with pastry cream.
- Variants: You can also garnish them with chocolate, caramel or strawberry jam.
- Finish: Sprinkle with icing sugar if desired.