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Rainbow-Filled Doughnuts

Course: snacks
Cuisine: american
Keyword: donuts

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp active dry yeast
  • ½ cup warm water
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 tsp salt
  • canola oil

Filling:

  • 2 ½ cups vanilla pudding
  • rainbow food colouring

Glaze:

  • 1 ½ cups confectioner’s sugar
  • ½ cup whipping cream

  • Rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

Make the doughnuts:

  • Place the yeast, warm water and 1 tsp granulated sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment. Allow this to sit for 10 minutes, until the yeast begins to develop.
  • Add the flour, ½ cup sugar, eggs, butter and salt. Set the mixer to medium speed and knead for 8-9 minutes, until the dough is smooth, soft and bounces back when poked with your finger.
  • Place the dough in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • Roll the dough out to ¼ inch-thick and cut into 2 ½ inch-wide circles with a cookie cutter. You should be able to get 15-20 doughnuts. Transfer the doughnuts to a lightly floured baking sheet and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap. Place in a warm spot and let rise for 20 minutes.
  • Pour about 5 inches of canola oil into a pot and set to medium heat. Attach a deep-fry thermometer and heat the oil to 370F. Fry 3 or 4 doughnuts at a time, cooking for 1 minute on each side or until golden.
  • Remove the doughnuts from the oil with a slotted spoon and place on a baking sheet lined with paper towel. Cool completely.

Make the glaze:

  • Combine the confectioner’s sugar and whipping cream in a bowl. Set aside.

Make the filling:

  • Divide the pudding into 6 bowls and dye them the colours of the rainbow. Place the pudding into piping bags fitted with round piping tips.

Assembly:

  • Poke holes in each doughnut with the end of a fork. Squirt a dollop of each colour of pudding into each doughnut in the colour of the rainbow.
  • Dunk the doughnuts into the glaze, then sprinkle with rainbow sprinkles. Enjoy!

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