Maple, Pecan and Bacon Stud-Glazed Kale Donuts - ★Cooking Recipes★

This is a sweet-and-salty lover's paradise made even better with the dark green colouring of kale.
Directions for: Maple, Pecan and Bacon Stud-Glazed Kale Donuts

Ingredients

Kale Donuts

4 oz warm water

oz dry yeast

cup milk

cup kale, blanched

3 oz butter, melted or browned

cup sugar

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

20 oz flour

Maple, Pecan and Bacon Stud Glaze

cup maple syrup

tsp sherry vinegar

1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

1 pinch salt

cup cream

1 cup bacon, rendered

cup pecans, toasted and chopped

1 pinch salt

1 oz maple syrup

Directions

Kale Donuts

1. Combine the yeast and water to activate the yeast.

2. Pure the milk and blanched kale until smooth.

3. Place the flour in a mixing bowl of mixer with paddle attachment. Add the yeast mixture, the kale-milk pure, melted butter, sugar, salt and eggs to the flour. Knead for a couple of minutes.

4. Set dough in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a clean dish towel and set aside for 30 minutes.

5. Roll out dough on flour-dusted surface. Cut into donut shapes.

6. Fill pot halfway with vegetable oil and heat to 360F. Fry donuts for 2 minutes on each side. Set on cooling rack.

Maple, Pecan and Bacon Stud Glaze

1. Combine 1/4 cup maple syrup, sherry vinegar, powdered sugar, 1 pinch salt and cream in a bowl and whisk until smooth.

2. Combine the rendered bacon and pecans in a saut pan over medium heat and add the salt and maple syrup. Cook until just for a minute to coat the bacon and pecans. Cool.

3. After frying the donuts, dip in the glaze and stud the top with the bacon and pecan mixture.

4. Add crispy fried kale leaves on top for final garnish (optional).

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