Pumpkin is a wonderful vegetable! Try delicious donuts with the addition of pumpkin puree!
Ingredients
Dough
- Sugar – 50 g
- Powdered sugar – 100 g
- Eggs – 2
- Vanilla – 3 g
- Butter – 20 g
- Wheat flour – 300 g
- Canola oil – 1 liter
- Baking powder – 1.5 teaspoons
- Gingerbread spice – 0.5 teaspoon
- Pumpkin puree – 200 g
- Vanilla flavored cream cheese – 100 g
- Baking soda – 0.25 teaspoon
- Salt – 2 pinches
- Spirit – 2 teaspoons
Decoration
- Powdered sugar – 5 g
- White chocolate – 100 g
Preparation
Step 1: Bake the Pumpkin
Cut the pumpkin into pieces, remove the seeds. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 160°C for 30-40 minutes. Peel the cooled pumpkin, place it in a blender, and puree.
Step 2: Heat the Oil
In a large pot, heat 1 liter of oil over low heat.
Step 3: Combine Dry Ingredients
In a bowl, combine all dry ingredients – flour, powdered sugar, gingerbread spice, baking powder, and baking soda. Split the vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape out the seeds with the back of a knife, and add to the ingredients. Mix. Add salt.
Step 4: Combine Wet Ingredients
In a tall container, beat eggs with sugar. Add to the dry ingredients along with softened butter, cream cheese, and pumpkin puree. Mix everything. Add the spirit and continue to mix with a spoon.
Step 5: Knead the Dough
Sprinkle the countertop with flour and knead the dough. If it’s too loose, add more flour. Roll out to a thickness of about 1 cm. Cut out circles with a diameter of 10 cm. Make holes in the center with a diameter of 3 cm (using glasses or cookie cutters).
Step 6: Fry the Donuts
Drop a piece of dough into the hot oil – if it fries to a golden color (about 160°C), the temperature is right. Fry the donuts on both sides until golden brown and place on paper towels to drain excess oil.
Step 7: Decorate
Sprinkle the donuts with powdered sugar or drizzle with melted white chocolate.
