French Crullers Dunkin Donut Copycat Recipe 385 Food

FRENCH CRULLERS - DUNKIN DONUT COPYCAT RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• To make this French Cruller donut, bring the water, butter, sugar and salt to a brisk boil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir in the flour all at once and continue stirring until the flour is completely incorporated. Keep stirring over medium-high heat. The more moisture you can remove, the more eggs you can mix in later which will result in a lighter pastry. When you see a thin film start to coat the bottom of the pan, the batter is ready. Transfer the dough to the bowl of a stand mixer. Use the paddle attachment to stir the dough for a minute to help it cool. Turn the mixer to medium speed and add one egg. Don't add the next egg until the previous has been completely incorporated into the dough. Then add the egg whites a little bit at a time until the dough becomes smooth and glossy and holds a little shape (not much). Do not add too much egg white or else the crullers will become heavy. Transfer the dough to a large pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch star tip. Fry the crullers in 2 inches (or more) of vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. The oil should register 370 degrees. While the oil is heating, cut a dozen 3-x3-inch squares of parchment. Lightly grease the squares on one side (I brushed with vegetable oil) and pipe a ring of dough onto each of the squares. When the oil has reached temperature, carefully place a French cruller, paper-side up, into the hot oil. Do this one at a time unless you like the idea of hot oil burns and other disasters. After a minute or so, use tongs and a sharp knife tip to gently peel the parchment off the cruller. When the cruller turns golden (about 2 minutes), flip it over and let it fry for another couple of minutes before removing it to drain on a cooling rack or paper towels. Make the glaze: While the cruller donuts cool, mix the confectioners' sugar, honey, and milk together until smooth. When the crullers are cool to the touch, dip the top of each cruller into the honey glaze and set on a cooling rack to let the drips run off. When the glaze has set, the crullers are ready to serve. Crullers can also be baked. Preheat oven to 450°F. Pipe crullers onto a parchment-lined baking sheet at least 2 inches apart. Bake for five minutes then reduce oven to 350 degrees and bake another 15 minutes. Turn off heat, open the oven door a crack, and let crullers sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Glaze and serve.

FRENCH CRULLER RECIPE (DUNKIN' DONUTS COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Prepare a container to hold a large-tipped piping bag and brush your parchment paper squares with vegetable oil or cooking spray.
• Bring the water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt to a brisk boil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
• Over medium heat, mix in the flour all at once in your butter and sugar mixture. Stir until the flour is well incorporated, anywhere from 2 to 5 minutes. You'll know if you've done this correctly once the dough no longer sticks to the sides of your saucepan.
• Transfer the dough onto a mixing bowl attached to a hand beater. Beat the dough for 1 to 3 minutes to cool down briefly.
• Reduce the mixer to medium speed and add 2 eggs. Beat until evenly incorporated.
• Gradually add the next egg, beating constantly, until all 5 eggs are used up. In this way, it will allow the dough to be elastic and can hold a shape.
• Preheat your vegetable oil, ready for frying.
• Pipe a ring of dough onto each of the greased parchment paper squares, roughly 1-inch diameter. You can freestyle from this point with different shapes or even a larger circle, but keep in mind that the dough will double in size while deep-fried.
• When the oil has reached temperature, carefully place a cruller by holding the paper and sliding it into the hot oil. Do this one at a time.
• Deep fry the cruller for about 3 to 5 minutes until it turns golden, then flip it over and let it fry for another couple of minutes before removing it to drain on a cooling rack or paper towels.
• Mix the confectioners' sugar, honey, and milk until smooth.
• When the crullers are cool to the touch, dip the top of each cruller into the honey glaze and set it on a cooling rack to let the drip runoff.
• When the glaze has set, the crullers are ready to serve.
• Serve with the ⅓ cup of honey glaze on the side. Enjoy!