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Top Pot Blueberry Cake Donuts

Author Top Pot Cookbook

Ingredients

  • Ingredients Top Pot blueberry cake donuts:
  • 2 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 2/3 c. sugar
  • 2 tbsp. vegetable shortening
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2/3 c. whole milk
  • 3/4 c. fresh blueberries
  • canola oil for frying
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  • Ingredients blueberry glaze:
  • 3 1/2 c. confectioner's sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 c. fresh blueberries slightly mashed

Instructions

  • Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg together into a medium bowl, and set aside.
  • In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the sugar and shortening/vegetable lard for 1 minute on low speed, until sandy. Add the egg and egg yolk, then mix 1 more minute on medium speed, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula if necessary, until the mixture is light and thick.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in three separate additions, alternating with the milk, mixing until just combined on low speed each time. Mix in the blueberries. The dough will be very sticky, like very wet cookie/biscuit dough.
  • Transfer the dough to a clean bowl and refrigerate, covered directly with plastic wrap/cling film, for 1 hour (or up to 24 hours).
  • Using a candy thermometer to measure the temperature, heat oil (at least 2 in/5 cm deep) in a deep fryer, large pot, or high-sided frying pan over medium heat to 370°F/185°C. (See the frying tips.) Gently roll out the chilled dough on a counter or cutting board floured with about 1/4 cup/30 g cake/softwheat flour to 1/2 in/12mm thick, or about 8 in/20 cm in diameter, flouring the top of the dough and the rolling pin with another 2 tbsp flour, or as necessary to prevent sticking— this is a soft, wet dough. Cut into as many doughnuts and holes as possible, dipping the cutter into flour before each cut. Fold and gently reroll the dough to make extra holes (working with floured hands makes the dough less sticky), and cut again. (Note: Because this is such a soft dough, you may find it easier to cut the doughnuts just a few at a time, right before you add them to the oil, instead of cutting them all out
  • ahead of time. Transferring them is easiest with a flat metal spatula.)
  • Shake any excess flour off the doughnuts before carefully adding them to the hot oil a few at a time, taking care not to crowd them. Once the doughnuts float, fry for about 60 seconds per side, or until deep golden brown on both sides. (You’ll know they’re ready to turn the first time when you see the golden brown color creeping up from the bottom of the doughnut.) Drain on paper towels/absorbent paper.
  • While the doughnuts are still quite hot, dip one side into the blueberry glaze. Let dry on cooling racks, glazed side up, for about 15 minutes.
  • For glaze, place all ingredients except blueberries in a stand mixer with a whisk attachment. Whisk until creamy and incorporated. Then slowly add blueberries, allowing them to slightly crush with the mixer. Stop mixing before they become pureed.
  • Drizzle over warm doughnuts on cooling rack.