Maple Bacon Donuts Food

MAPLE BACON DONUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°, line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil, and place a cookie wire rack inside the baking sheet.
• Lay raw bacon strips on the wire rack and bake for 13-20 minutes, depending on the thickness of bacon.
• Take out of the oven and set aside. Make sure to save the bacon grease for the donut batter.
• Preheat oven to 350° and grease a donut baking pan.
• Combine all wet ingredients for the batter in a mixing bowl and whisk well. Sift in dry ingredients and whisk until incorporated. Fold in bacon pieces.
• Scoop the batter into a large piping bag. Cut the tip off the piping bag, leaving only about 1/2- 3/4 inch opening.
• Squeeze batter into the donut cups of the pan in one smooth circular motion, filling each cup about 3/4 full. Make sure there is an even amount of batter all around.
• Bake for 11-12 minutes and let donuts cool on the wire rack, just until it's cooled enough to be handled. Spread paper towel under the cooling rack to catch glaze drippings.
• Add powdered sugar into a small mixing bowl.
• Heat up maple syrup in a microwave for a few seconds, until hot but not boiling. Add heavy whipping cream to maple syrup and whisk until smooth.
• Pour the mixture into powdered sugar and whisk until completely incorporated.
• Dip each donut into the glaze to coat it on the top and sides. (You can even dip the bottoms as well.)
• Top each glazed donut with some bacon crumbles.

MAPLE GLAZED BACON LONG JOHN

Steps:

• Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl of a stand mixer or using an electric mixer, mix together the yeast mixture, milk, sugar, shortening, salt, eggs and 2 cups flour. Mix for a few minutes at low speed, or stirring with a wooden spoon.
• Beat in remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes Place the dough into a greased bowl and cover. Set in a warm place to rise until doubled in size. The dough is ready if you touch it and the indention remains.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and gently roll out to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with a floured donut cutter. Let the donuts sit out to rise again until doubled in size. Cover loosely with a cloth.
• Heat the shortening in a deep-fryer or large heavy skillet to 370 degrees F. Slide the donuts into the hot oil using a wide spatula. Turn the donuts over as they rise to the surface. Fry on each side until golden brown. Remove from the oil and drain on a wire rack.
• While hot, dip the donuts into Maple Glaze, then into bacon pieces and set onto wire racks to drain off excess.
• Mix 2 cups sugar, corn syrup, maple syrup, maple extract and salt into mixer. Mix well, 15 to 20 minutes. Add additional cup of powdered sugar to get to desired thickness. You may also add additional maple extract for desired taste.

MINI MAPLE-GLAZED DOUGHNUTS WITH COCONUT "BACON"

Steps:

• For the coconut "bacon": Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together the coconut chips, soy sauce, liquid smoke and maple syrup in a medium bowl. Spread in a single layer on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake, stirring halfway through, until the coconut is golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. The "bacon" will crisp up as it cools.
• For the doughnuts: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the almond milk and coconut oil. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Pour the peanut or canola oil halfway up the sides of a cast-iron skillet and heat to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk together the flour, cane sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Make a well in the center and pour the hot milk mixture in the well. Mix until a thick dough forms. Roll portions of dough into 12 balls and use your thumb to make holes in the centers.
• Fry the doughnuts, in batches, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Let drain on paper towels.
• Meanwhile, make the maple glaze: Stir together the confectioners' sugar, maple syrup, maple extract and salt in a small bowl. Dip the doughnuts in the glaze and sprinkle with the coconut "bacon" before serving.

MAPLE BACON DOUGHNUT

Steps:

• Serve and enjoy.

MAPLE BACON DONUTS - MINI DONUT RECIPE

Steps:

• Start by creaming together the eggs and sugar. Add in the melted butter and mix well. Add baking powder and spices.
• Mix in the flour and milk alternating between the two to make mixing easier. Start filling mini donut molds in your method of choice - recommend piping bag method.
• While your maple bacon mini donuts are baking you need to start making some icing. And you need to fry up some bacon! I used bacon bits because then the work of chopping up the bacon is already done for me.
• Let your mini donuts and bacon bits cool down before you start dipping them into the frosting so that it doesn't just runoff.
• Give it a minute to set and then add some chopped-up bacon onto your mini donuts.