Doughnut-Hole Tower - ★Cooking Recipes★

This recipes produces about 8 dozen doughnuts and are served with a caramel buttercream for maximum deliciousness.
Directions for: Doughnut-Hole Tower

Ingredients

Caramel Buttercream

cup (60 mL) water

1 cup (210 g) sugar

cup (125 mL) 35% heavy cream

tsp (1 mL) salt

1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, diced and at room temperature for 20 minutes

Doughnut Holes

3 cups (420 g) unbleached all-purpose flour

2 cups (260 g) almond powder

1 Tbsp baking powder

2 eggs

1 cups (265 g) sugar

cup (180 mL) canola oil

2 cups (500 mL) buttermilk

Canola oil

Assembly

Small mint leaves, to taste

Toasted almonds, to taste

Icing sugar, to taste

Directions

Caramel Buttercream

1. In a saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until the mixture turns golden brown. Off the heat, gradually stir in the cream and salt. Beware of splattering. Let cool. Transfer to a bowl and let cool completely in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

2. In a bowl, beat the butter with the caramel until the buttercream is smooth. Spoon the buttercream into a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip. Set aside.

Doughnut Holes

1. Preheat the oil in a deep fryer to 350F (180C). Line two baking sheets with paper towels.

2. In a bowl, combine the flour, almond powder and baking powder. Set aside.

3. In another bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar. Drizzle in the oil. Stir in the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk.

4. With a 1-tbsp (15 mL) ice cream scoop, drop about 10 balls of dough at a time in the hot oil. Fry for about 3 minutes or until the doughnut holes are golden brown. Turn them halfway through cooking. Drain on paper towels. Let cool.

Assembly

1. On a serving plate or a cake stand, arrange doughnut holes in a disc of about 8 to 9 inches (20 to 23 cm) in diameter, applying a small amount of buttercream to each one to make it stick to the plate. Repeat the sequence, each time forming a layer of doughnut holes somewhat smaller than the one beneath it, to create a cone shape.

2. Garnish with mint leaves and almonds, inserting them in the caramel buttercream. Dust with icing sugar.

Tips and Substitutions

Doughnuts are always best the day they are made. The caramel buttercream can be made in advance.

Source and Credits

Courtesy of RicardoCuisine.com

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