Galaxy Donuts

Who can resist a donut? Especially if they are freshly homemade and coated with a sweet glaze. Deliciously fluffy and airy on the inside, and tender on the outside.  Incredible, and that’s even before you add the marbled icing.

This homemade donut recipe I would like to share is sure to please everyone in your family. One of the things that I love about this recipe is that you can just toss all the ingredients in a stand mixer and let it do most of the work. It comes from the350degreeoven.com and tastes just like Krispy Kreme Donuts. 

The best part about the glaze is that it is super easy and fun to do. It was made using a marbled icing technique. Marbling icing is a simple technique for all decorators of all skill levels to master, and the icing does a lot of the work for you.  These donuts look like a mini galaxy which are totally out of this word, and they are as beautiful as the night sky.  Your kids would love it.

Galaxy Donuts

For recipe in Indonesian, click HERE

Ingredients:

Dough:

·         300g all-purpose flour

·         55g sugar

·         45g butter, softened

·         ½ tsp salt

·         ½ cup milk

·         2 tsp active dry yeast

·         ½ cup water roux - tangzhong (recipe below)

·         Oil for frying

Water Roux - Tangzhong:

·         40g all-purpose flour

·         1 cup water

Glaze

·         3-4 tbsp whole milk

·         2 cups powdered sugar

·         1 tsp vanilla extract

·         1 drop blue base food coloring

·         1 drop pink or red base food coloring

Directions:

1.       Make the tangzhong by mixing all ingredients in a small sauce pan over medium heat until it thickens and swirl lines begin to form.  Set aside to cool. This is a dough enhancer, add only ½ cup to the dough.

2.       Add all the ingredients for making the dough in a stand mixer and knead for about 15 minutes, allow it to rise for approximately 45 minutes, then punch down, and allow to rise a second time for 30-45 more minutes.

3.       Place the dough on a floured surface and roll out to about ¼” thick. Try not to handle the dough too much besides dumping it out, just  sprinkling more flour on top of the dough and rolling it out. The more you handle it, or if you try to kneading it again, the tougher it will get.

4.       Punch out as many rounds as you can with 3” cutter, then use 1” cutter to punch out center of each round. Gather donut holes and scraps and re-roll. Repeat process until all dough has been used.

5.       Place cut donuts on a floured surface like a cookie sheet and don’t let them touch.

6.       Allow to rise for another hour.

7.       Heat oil to approximately 350 degrees F or just heat the oil over medium heat until warm.

8.       Make the glaze while the oil is heating (you want to dip the donuts in the glaze while they’re still warm).

9.       Fry donuts in oil for 30-45 seconds on each side or until golden brown.

10.   Decorate donuts. Position cooling grid over parchment paper. Dip top of donuts into glaze, shaking off excess icing. Place on cooling grid.  Add more color as needed to continue creating marble effect. Let donuts dry 10 to 20 minutes.

Marble glaze:

·         Whisk 2 cups powdered sugar, 4-5 tbsp milk, and vanilla extract in a small bowl until smooth.

·         Add one drop blue base color and 1 drop pink base color. Using toothpick, swirl colors together, being careful not to overmix.

Bahasa Indonesia

Bahan:

Donat:

·         300g tepung terigu serbaguna

·         55g gula pasir

·         45g mentega, suhu ruang

·         ½ sdt garam

·         ½ cup susu cair

·         2 sdt ragi instan aktif

·         ½ cup adonan tangzhong

·         Minyak untuk menggoreng

Water Roux - Tangzhong:

·         40g terpung terigu serbaguna

·         1 cup air

Glaze

·         3-4 sdm susu cair

·         2 cups gula bubuk

·         1 sdt ekstrak vanila

·         1 tetes pewarna makanan biru

·         1 tetes pewarna makanan pink atau merah

Cara:

1.       Buat adonan tangzhong dengan cara mencampur semua bahan dalam panci kecil yang dipanaskan dengan api sedang sambil diaduk sampai mengental.  Sisihkan.  Gunakan hanya  ½ cup adonan.

2.       Masukkan semua bahan ke dalam mangkuk mikser dan uleni selama 15 menit hingga kalis elastis. Pindahkan ke dalam mangkuk lain yang telah diolesi minyak dan ditutup lap atau wrap. Diamkan selama 45 menit sampai mengembang.   Kempeskan adonan dan diamkan kembali selama 30-45 menit.

3.       Pindahkan adonan ke alas yang sudah ditaburi terigu, gilas sampai ketebalan ¼”. Usahakan jangan terlalu sering menguleni adonan, cukup taburi adonan dengan terigu dan gilas dengan rolling pin menghindari adonan menjadi keras.

4.       Cetak menggunakan cetakan donat atau dengan cutter berdiameter 3 “ lalu gunakan cutter berdiameter 1” untuk melubangi bagian tengahnya. 

5.       Letakkan donat di atas wadah yang telah ditaburi terigu dan jangan disentuh agar donat tidak berubah bentuk.

6.       Diamkan selama 1 jam.

7.       Panaskan minyak dengan api kecil-sedang.

8.       Buat glaze selagi minyak dipanaskan agar sewaktu dicelupkan, donat masih dalam keadaan hangat.

9.       Goreng donat selama 30-45 detik dengan sekali dibalik atau sampai warna coklat keemasan.

10.   Celupkan donat yang masih hangat ke dalam marble glaze, goyangkan untuk membuang kelebihan glaze. Letakkan di atas cooling rack hingga glaze mengering selama 10 sampai 20 menit.

Marble  glaze:

·         Aduk 2 cups gula bubuk, 4-5 sdm susu cair, dan ekstrak vanila dalam mangkuk kecil sampai bercampur halus dan tidak ada gumpalan.

·         Tambahkan 1 tetes pewarna makanan biru dan 1 tetes pewarna makanan pink atau merah. Buat pola marble dengan menggunakan tusuk gigi, usahakan tidak overmix.