Eskort

Christmas Spiced Donuts with Brandy Glaze

Christmas spiced donut with brandy icing

Prep Time

30min

Cook Time

15min

Total Time

45min

Serves

12

Ingredients

  • Donut Dough:
  • 250 ml Eskort Smoked Pork Neck Steaks, diced
  • 20 g dry yeast
  • 125 ml warm water
  • 750 ml flour
  • 125 ml castor sugar
  • 5 ml salt
  • 125 ml butter
  • 125 ml buttermilk
  • 5 ml vanilla essence
  • 5 ml nutmeg
  • 5 ml cinnamon
  • 5 ml cloves
  • 3 eggs
  • 65 ml ginger
  • 65 ml raisins
  • 65 ml glazed cherries
  • oil for frying
  • Brandy Glaze:
  • 500 ml icing sugar
  • 65 ml brandy
  • 250 ml water
  • Royal Icing:
  • 1 egg white
  • 500 ml icing sugar
  • 3 ml vanilla

Method

  • Glaze:
  • In a mixing bowl mix the icing sugar, brandy and water together to form the glaze.
  • Royal icing:
  • In a large mixing bowl, add egg white, icing sugar and vanilla and mix using an electric mixer until white and thick.
  • Donut:
  • Add yeast to warm water and set aside to bloom, 5 – 10 minutes.
  • In a mixing bowl add the flour, castor sugar and salt.
  • Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat and melt the butter, buttermilk, vanilla and add the nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Remove from heat once the butter has melted.
  • Combine the yeast water and spiced buttermilk mixture.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add flour mixture and make a well in the middle of the flour. Break 3 eggs into the well and lightly cover the eggs with flour.
  • Grate the ginger and squeeze the juice from it. Add the ginger juice, raisins and glazed cherries to the flour mixture.
  • Combine the buttermilk mixture and flour mixture, stirring until a ball of dough starts to form.
  • Place the dough on a flour dusted working surface and knead for 10 minutes and shape into 12 equal sized balls.
  • Shape each ball into a donut by making a hole in the middle with your thumbs.
  • Place the shaped donuts onto oiled baking paper and cover with clingwrap.
  • Allow donuts to rest for 10 – 15 minutes in a warm space.
  • Deep-fry the donuts until golden and crispy.
  • Remove the donuts from the oil and dip them in the brandy glaze.
  • Place the donut onto a cooling rack to allow the glaze to partially set.
  • Dip the glazed donuts in the royal icing.

Serve

Present as year end gift.

Share

View more

Eskort Jalapeño Pork Sausage Salad With Red Pepper And Bulgur Wheat

Eskort Crumbed Pork Schnitzels with Creamy Potato Mash and Mushroom Sauce with Sifo the cooking husband