With a fluffy interior, crisp exterior, and a filling of creamy hazelnut cream, these hazelnut cream donuts are to die for! Whether you are looking for a delicious donut to enjoy as a snack or have for dessert, these donuts will be sure to please with the taste of fried dough and the hazelnut filling.
To make these hazelnut cream donuts, you first make a dough with milk, sugar, yeast, egg, olive oil, flour, salt, and baking powder. Then, once the dough has doubled in size, it gets shaped into triangle-shaped donuts before being fried, filled with hazelnut cream, and rolled in sugar.
What are Hazelnut Cream Donuts?
Hazelnut cream donuts are a type of donut that is filled with hazelnut cream, making them incredibly rich and perfect for addressing a sweet tooth. These donuts involve a yeast-based dough and are fried in oil to cook them and achieve that golden brown colour. If you love fried donuts rather than baked ones, these hazelnut cream-filled donuts are for you!
Pro Tips
- Make sure the yeast you use is very fresh and still active before you start making these donuts.
- The milk should be warm but not too hot or it will kill the yeast. Use an instant-read thermometer to ensure that the milk is between 100 and 110 F (37.7 C and 43.3 C).
- If you find that your dough isn’t rising, it may be that your kitchen is too cold. Simply move it to a warmer location in your home to speed up the rising process.
- To ensure that the donuts are equal sizes, you can weight the dough triangles on a scale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Make the Donuts Nut-Free?
Yes, if you or your family are allergic to hazelnuts, you could easily replace the filling with another filling. A chocolate whipped cream would make an excellent addition but you could also fill them with any type of jam or apple butter as well.
What Type of Yeast Should Be Used for Donuts?
For this recipe, it is best to use an instant quick-rise dry yeast which will blend into the dough easily. However, dry active yeast will work as well. If you use dry active yeast, just know that you will need to allow it to sit in the warm milk for around 5 minutes until it becomes foamy before you combine it with the rest of the ingredients.
What’s the Best Oil for Frying?
For frying, it is best to use a neutral-tasting oil that has a high smoke point such as vegetable oil or canola oil. However, if you don’t love seed oils, you could fry your donuts in tallow instead.
How to Store Hazelnut Cream Donuts
These hazelnut cream donuts are best enjoyed the day they are made, but if you have some leftovers, you can place them in a sealed container and store them at room temperature or in the fridge. They should stay fresh for up to 1 to 2 days at room temperature and 3 to 5 days if they are stored in the fridge.
Ingredients
How to Make Hazelnut Cream Donuts Triangles
For the donuts, in a bowl, whisk the warm milk with the sugar and yeast. Add the egg, olive oil, flour, salt, and baking powder, and knead it until a dough forms. Cover the dough and allow it to rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
For the donuts, in a bowl, whisk the warm milk with the sugar and yeast. Add the egg, olive oil, flour, salt, and baking powder, and knead it until a dough forms. Cover the dough and allow it to rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
Divide the dough into two portions. Roll each portion out into a circle and cut them into eight triangles. Place them on a baking sheet, cover them, and allow them to rise for 40 minutes.
Divide the dough into two portions. Roll each portion out into a circle and cut them into eight triangles. Place them on a baking sheet, cover them, and allow them to rise for 40 minutes.
For filling and coating the donuts, fill the donuts with the hazelnut cream and roll them in sugar.
Fry the donuts in hot oil until they are golden brown.
Serve immediately!
For filling and coating the donuts, fill the donuts with the hazelnut cream and roll them in sugar.
Serve immediately!
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