Fat Thursday is a day when we can treat ourselves to a little (or more!) sweet indulgence. What if, instead of traditional doughnuts with rose or plum jam, you tried something new? Good Noot doughnuts filled with nut creams are a real hit that will delight all sweet lovers!
Find out how to make perfect doughnuts at home and which of our nut creams will work best as a filling!
How to make homemade doughnuts?
Before we get to the filling, it's worth making sure the dough is fluffy and delicate. Here is a simple recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
500 g type 550 flour
7 egg yolks
25 g fresh yeast
230 ml milk
75 g sugar
80 g butter
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 liter of rapeseed oil for frying
Your favorite Good Noot nut creams
Preparation:
1. Prepare the yeast starter. Use the yeast, a tablespoon of flour, about 30 ml of milk, and leave it for 15 minutes.
2. During this time, beat the egg yolks with the rest of the sugar to make a fluffy mixture – this will make the doughnuts as soft as a cloud.
3. Next, combine the flour, yeast starter, milk, vinegar (it will evaporate during frying), and the fluffy egg yolk and sugar mixture in one bowl. Knead the dough until the ingredients are combined, then add the butter and knead again for 10 minutes. The dough will be quite sticky, but do not add more flour, as this will make the doughnuts hard. Leave it to rise in a warm place for about 2 hours – cover the bowl so the dough does not dry out while rising.
4. Once the dough has risen, transfer it to a work surface, knead it briefly, then roll it out to a thickness of about 1.5–2 cm and cut out your preferred shapes.
5. Leave the cut doughnuts to rise under cover for about 45 minutes. This batch makes 16 medium-sized doughnuts.
6. Fry in heated oil at 170–180 degrees, so the doughnuts do not burn on the outside, and you can be sure they are perfect on the inside.
Now it's time for the best part – the filling!
7. Fill the cooled doughnuts with your favorite Good Noot creams. We filled our doughnuts with Pistachio, Choconoot®️, and Hazelnoot Crunchy creams. You can also combine Good Noot creams with mascarpone or ricotta. And if you need a fruity contrast, fill the doughnuts with nut cream and add raspberry, rose, strawberry, or other jam.
The best Good Noot nut creams for doughnuts
Instead of traditional fillings, choose Good Noot creams – full of nutty flavour and perfectly creamy or surprisingly crunchy (like Almond Crunchy and Hazelnoot Crunchy).
Here are our TOP 3 suggestions:
1. Doughnuts with Pistachio cream
Do you love the luxurious taste of pistachio? Good Noot Pistachio is the best choice! Its velvety texture makes it pair perfectly with delicate doughnut dough.
Pistachio cream will also delight those who are looking for vegan doughnut fillings on Fat Thursday and beyond. Consider this option if you plan to try a recipe for vegan doughnuts. This pistachio cream is also available without added sugar.
Now for a hit! You can use Pistachio cream to make the viral Dubai doughnut. If you do not have a piping bag with a wide enough and long enough nozzle, fill the doughnuts with crispy kadaifi pastry mixed with pistachio cream before frying, during the doughnut-shaping stage, but beware: the filling may become firmer after cooling.
2. Doughnuts with Hazelnoot Crunchy cream
Do you love the taste of hazelnuts? Choose the crunchy hazelnut cream with pieces of these nuts Hazelnoot Crunchy. It is a great alternative to popular doughnuts – a fluffy doughnut full of intense nutty filling with pieces of hazelnuts – will surprise many doughnut lovers.
3. Doughnuts with Choconoot® hazelnut-cocoa cream
More and more people are choosing doughnuts with chocolate filling year after year. This doughnut filling might not seem like anything new until we add that our Choconoot® cream is unlike any other.
What makes Choconoot® stand out from other available hazelnut-cocoa creams? It has a wonderful, velvety texture and a deep flavour because we roast and grind the nuts that are in the cream ourselves. And above all, like all our creams, it contains no palm oil, artificial additives or preservatives, and is available in a version without added sugar.
How to fill doughnuts with cream?
1. Transfer the cream into a piping bag with a long nozzle (you will need a wider nozzle for Hazelnoot Crunchy cream).
2. Pierce the doughnut on the side and gently fill it with the filling.
3. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with icing – you're done!
Try a new flavour on Fat Thursday!
Doughnuts filled with Good Noot nut creams are the perfect way to create an original version of the traditional treat made on Fat Thursday and for various occasions. Choose your favourite creams and surprise your loved ones with the unique taste of homemade doughnuts.
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