One of David’s all time favorites are these easy donuts I made when we first got married. His favorite donuts more generally are the custard-filled kind, so I wanted to adapt the old one into something that would really be all his donut loves. Meanwhile, I also purchased a real icing and piping set which has been fun to experiment with and learn. It really takes a lot of work and practice to get the finesse of those things, even for the most basic techniques.
The easiest thing I’ve done with it so far, however, was using it to fill up these donuts. It was like zero point zero seconds and prior to this I would have thought of something being custard filled as so tricky and fancy!
BOSTON CREME DONUTS
Makes 8 donuts
1 package refrigerated biscuit dough
1 and 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 box instant vanilla pudding mix
1 cup milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 tablespoon corn syrup
1/2 cup chocolate chips
2 and 1/4 cups powdered sugar
Whisk together vanilla pudding mix and 1 cup milk for 2 minutes. Set aside. With a mixer, beat together 1 cup heavy cream and 1/2 cup powdered sugar for 3 minutes. Fold mixture into pudding mix. Refrigerate. Pour oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Fry each biscuit for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Allow to cool. Stir together 2 tablespoons heavy cream, 2 tablespoons milk, butter, vanilla, and corn syrup in pan over medium. Once butter is melted, turn to simmer and add chocolate. Continue to stir until smooth. Remove from heat and whisk in 2 and 1/4 cups powdered sugar. Fill pastry bag with creme and press tip into side of biscuit, filling donut with custard. Dip tops of donuts into frosting.
- 1 package refrigerated biscuit dough
- 1 and ½ cups vegetable oil
- 1 box instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- 2 and ¼ cups powdered sugar
- Whisk together vanilla pudding mix and 1 cup milk for 2 minutes. Set aside.
- With a mixer, beat together 1 cup heavy cream and ½ cup powdered sugar for 3 minutes. Fold mixture into pudding mix. Refrigerate.
- Pour oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Fry each biscuit for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Allow to cool.
- Stir together 2 tablespoons heavy cream, 2 tablespoons milk, butter, vanilla, and corn syrup in pan over medium. Once butter is melted, turn to simmer and add chocolate. Continue to stir until smooth.
- Remove from heat and whisk in 2 and ¼ cups powdered sugar.
- Fill pastry bag with creme and press tip into side of biscuit, filling donut with custard.
- Dip tops of donuts into frosting.
Adapted from Shugary Sweets.