Black Cherry Donuts
Black Cherry Donuts — a Dawn Foods recipe in 2 components. Uses Ready-to-Use Frosting, Chocolate – 6 kg, Dawn Foods Flavouring Compounds, Cherry – 1 kg and Ready-to-Use Frosting, Vanilla – 12 kg.
- mixing time (slow speed)
- 2 min
- mixing time (fast speed)
- 8-10 min
- resting time
- 10 min
- dough sheeting thickness
- 9-10 mm
- proofing time
- 40-50 min
- proofing temperature
- 38 °C
- proofing humidity
- 85 % RH
- air drying time
- 10 min
- frying time (each side)
- 90-120 s
- frying temperature
- 185 °C
- icing warming temperature
- 45-50 °C
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Premium Raised Donut Mix | 2000 g |
| Dawn Black Cherry Flavour | 42 g |
| Ready-to-Use Frosting, Chocolate – 6 kg | 1000 g |
| Dawn Glossy Icing - White | 1000 g |
| Dawn Foods Flavouring Compounds, Cherry – 1 kgDawn Cherry Compound | 50 g |
| Ready-to-Use Frosting, Vanilla – 12 kg | 1250 g |
| Fresh yeast | 100 g |
| Water | 980 g |
Decoration
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dried cherries | |
| Red meringue pieces |
Method
Donuts: Add all the ingredients to a spiral mixer and mix for 2 minutes on slow speed, then 8-10 minutes on fast speed.
Donuts: Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.
Donuts: Sheet the dough out to a thickness of 9-10 mm.
Donuts: Cut out donuts using a 70 mm round cutter. Or process 1800 g dough pieces through a BDM for 30 x 60 g pieces.
Donuts: Proof for 40-50 minutes at 38°C / 85% RH.
Donuts: Allow to air dry for 10 minutes.
Donuts: Fry for approximately 90-120 seconds on each side at 185°C.
Donuts: Allow to cool thoroughly.
Black Cherry & Vanilla Frosting: Mix both ingredients together until fully combined and smooth.
Assembly: Inject each donut with 20 g of Chocolate Frosting.
Assembly: Warm the White Glossy Icing to 45-50°C.
Assembly: Add a small amount of the Cherry Compound and lightly mix into the surface to create a marbled effect.
Assembly: Dip the top of each donut into the icing, remove any excess and allow to set.
Assembly: Pipe a swirl of the prepared Black Cherry & Vanilla Frosting onto each donut.
Assembly: Decorate with the dried cherries and meringue pieces.
Dawn Foods recipe. Quantities and method as published by the manufacturer for its customers; test the formula under your own conditions before production.