Blueberry Pie Donuts
 
 
Delicious, fluffy donuts, topped with crunchy pie crust crumbs and filled with sweet blueberry filling.
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Serves: 9
Ingredients
For the donuts:
  • 1 + ? cups (250g) plain flour
  • 2 tbsp (30g) caster sugar, plus ½ cup (110g) extra for coating
  • 1 tsp (5g) salt
  • 2 tsp (10g) dried yeast
  • 2 eggs
  • zest of half a lemon
  • ¼ cup + 2 tsps (75ml) warm milk
  • 4 + ½ tbsp (65g) butter, softened
  • oil for frying (I used canola)
For the filling:
  • 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tsp cornstarch (cornflour)
For the crumbs:
  • 4-5 shortbread biscuits
For the icing:
  • ½ cup icing sugar (powdered sugar)
  • 2-3 tbsp water
Instructions
  1. First, place all the ingredients for the donuts, except the butter, into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Work on a low speed for about 4 minutes, or until well combined and elastic.
  2. With the mixer still running, add the butter piece by piece, until it is all worked in and incorporated. There should be no visible pieces. This will take about 5-8 minutes.
  3. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, cover with plastic, and set aside in a warm place to rise until doubled in size.
  4. While the dough is rising, make the filling.
  5. Place the blueberries, sugar and most of the water (reserve about 1 tbsp) into a pan and bring slowly to the boil. Boil the mixture for about 30 seconds, and then remove from the heat.
  6. Stir together the remaining water and the cornstarch, and then add this to the blueberries, stirring immediately.
  7. Place back on the heat and boil for about a minute. Remove from the heat, let it cool, and then puree the mixture, either with a hand-blender or in a blender. Chill.
  8. When the dough has risen, punch it down, and scrape it out onto a well-floured surface, pat the dough into a rectangle, about ½ inch (just over 1cm) thick, and cut out 9 donuts using a 2.5inch (5cm) round cutter, or cut into squares. Place the donuts on a lined baking sheet, cover with plastic again, and set aside to rise for another 45 minutes, or until puffy.
  9. When the donuts are finished their second rise, place about 2 inches of oil into a high-sided pan (or use a deep fryer), heat the oil over a low flame, until it reaches 350F/170C. Alternatively, place a small piece of dough in the oil, and when it bubbles and rises to the surface, the oil should be the right temperature.
  10. Fry the donuts a few at a time (don't crowd the pan) for about 1 minute each side or until they are golden brown and cooked through. Drain them on a rack, and then leave them to cool completely.
  11. When the donuts are cool, pipe them with a few tablespoons of blueberry filling.
  12. Crush the shortbread biscuits, and stir together the icing ingredients. Carefully dip the top of each donut into the icing, and sprinkle with the crumbs. Serve!
Recipe by The Sugar Hit at http://www.thesugarhit.com/dev/2014/08/blueberry-pie-donuts.html