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Brioche Doughnuts with Nutella®
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Prep time 2hrs 30mins
Cook time 10mins
Serves or Makes: 8
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Dough
ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups bread or all-purpose flour, divided
- 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg, whisked, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup warm milk
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 8 cups plus 1 teaspoon neutral flavored oil, divided
Coating
ingredients
- 1/3 cup sugar
Filling
ingredients
- 1 26.5 oz jar Nutella®
Nutella® Buttercream
ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar, plus more as needed
- 2 tablespoons Nutella®
- 2 tablespoons toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped
Method
Step 1
In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the milk, 1 tbsp sugar and yeast together. Cover bowl with a large plate and rest for 10 minutes or until mixture becomes foamy
Step 2
With the dough hook attached, mix in the egg, 2 cups of flour, remaining tbsp of sugar and salt into the yeast mixture at medium low speed until a shaggy dough forms, about 1-2 min.
Step 3
Mix in softened butter into dough a little at a time until fully incorporated. Increase mixer to medium speed and knead dough for 6 min until smooth and soft to touch. If dough appears too soft to handle, mix in remaining flour 1 tbsp at a time.
Step 4
Add 1 teaspoon of oil into a large mixing bowl. Using greased hands, transfer dough to the mixing bowl and coat all sides of the dough in the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and set aside in a warm area of the kitchen to rise until doubled in size, 1 ½ - 2 hours.
Step 5
Gently deflate dough. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Cut a large piece of parchment paper into 8 squares. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces, shape into smooth round balls and transfer to parchment squares. Place each square on a large baking sheet, loosely cover with plastic wrap and rest for 60-90 minutes or until doubled in size.
Step 6
In a deep-bottom saucepan, heat oil to 350F. Place 1 to 2 doughnuts in the oil at a time and use kitchen tongs to remove parchment paper. Fry doughnuts 1 ½ - 2 minutes per side or until golden brown. Transfer fried doughnuts to a paper towel lined cooling rack.
Step 7
Place ⅓ c sugar in a shallow dish. Coat all sides of the warm doughnuts in the sugar and cool to room temperature.
Step 8
Use a small knife to make a slit 2/3 into each doughnut. Fill a pastry bag with Nutella® and pipe it into each doughnut until it starts to pop out of the opening. Refill bag as needed.
Step 9
In a medium mixing bowl with a hand mixer, cream the butter and Nutella® together at medium high speed. Reduce the mixer to low and mix in the powdered sugar until you have a smooth buttercream. If buttercream appears to soft, mix in additional powdered sugar 1 tbsp at a time until a smooth buttercream texture.
Step 10
Transfer buttercream into a pastry bag fitted with a pastry tip of choice and pipe a rosette over the opening of each doughnut. Sprinkle piping with hazelnuts before serving.