Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network March 2020 Cake! Magazine | Page 46

EASTER TREATS
Home Baked with Love
HOT CROSS DONUTS
Prep time: 2.5hrs
Cooking time: 15 mins
Makes: 18
Ingredients:
• 3¼ cups White Wings plain flour
• ¼ cup CSR Caster Sugar
• 3 tsp instant dried yeast
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup milk, warmed
• 100g butter, melted
• 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• Canola oil for deep-frying
To garnish:
• 1 cup CSR Caster Sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup White Wings plain flour
• 5 tbs cold water
Ganache Filling:
• 150g NESTLÉ Bakers’ Choice Dark Chocolate Melts
• ¼ cup cream
Method:
1. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, yeast, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Make a well in centre.
2. Add milk, butter and egg yolks. Mix until dough comes together (it will be sticky). Turn dough onto a
well-floured surface and knead for 5 mins or until smooth and elastic.
3. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap and a tea towel. Set aside in a warm
place for 1½ hrs or until it has doubled in size.
4. Punch down dough with your fist. Turn onto a floured surface and knead for a further 3–4 mins or until
smooth.
5. Roll out dough until 1cm thick. Using a 6cm cutter, cut 18 rounds from dough and place on lined baking
trays. Cover with a clean tea towel and set aside in a warm place for 25–30 mins or until donuts have
doubled in size.
6. For the flour crosses, place flour in a small bowl and gradually add cold water, mixing until a smooth
paste forms. Spoon flour paste into a small piping bag. Pipe crosses onto donuts.
7. Fill a deep heavy-based saucepan one-third full with canola oil. Heat to 180° on medium-high. Using a
slotted spoon, fry 1–2 donuts at a time in hot oil for 45–60 secs until golden and puffed then place on
paper towel.
8. Mix cinnamon and sugar on a large plate and roll cooked donuts through the mixture. Repeat with
remaining doughnuts. Cool for 5 mins.
9. For the ganache, combine chocolate and cream in a small heatproof bowl. Stir with a metal spoon over
pan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Cool for 10 mins.
10. Pour ganache into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm nozzle. Push nozzle into side of each warm donut and
pipe into donuts.
Caster Sugar
Has fine uniform sized
crystals, ideal for
baking delicious fluffy
donuts.