Pecan & Walnut Sourdough Donuts
Pecan & Walnut Sourdough Donuts — a Dawn Foods recipe in 4 components. Uses Dawn Foods Flavouring Compounds, Walnut – 1 kg.
- mixing time (slow speed)
- 2 min
- mixing time (fast speed)
- 12-15 min
- resting time
- 10 min
- resting time (sheeted dough, after sheeting)
- 10 min
- proofing temperature
- 38 °C
- proofing humidity
- 60-70 RH
- proofing time
- 90 min
- air drying time
- 10 min
- frying temperature (ring donuts)
- 170-180
- frying time (ring donuts, per side)
- 60-90 s
- frying temperature (ball donuts)
- 170 °C
- frying time (ball donuts, each side)
- 2.5 min
- whipping time (custard, slow speed)
- 1 min
- whipping time (custard, fast speed)
- 3-4 min
- icing warming temperature (maximum)
- 45 °C
Ingredients
Sourdough Donut
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Exceptional® Sourdoughnut Mix | 1000 g |
| Water | 337 g |
| Butter (softened) | 60 g |
| Fresh Yeast | 70 g |
Custard Filling for Ball Donuts
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn® Vanilla Crème Filling (ready custard) | |
| (or) Dawn® SuCrem Nova Plus | 140 g |
| Water | 360 g |
Walnut Icing
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn® Glossy Icing - White | |
| Dawn Foods Flavouring Compounds, Walnut – 1 kgDawn® Walnut Compound |
Decoration
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Pecans and Walnuts |
Method
- Sourdough Donut
Add all ingredients to a spiral mixer and mix for 2 minutes on slow speed and then 12-15 minutes on fast speed.
- Sourdough Donut
Place the dough onto a floured surface, cover and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Sourdough Donut
For ball donuts you can either process on a BDM to create 50 g pieces, or sheet the dough (rest for a further 10 minutes) and cut out with a round cutter to achieve 50 g pieces.
- Sourdough Donut
For ring donuts sheet the dough (rest 10 minutes) and then cut out with a ring donut cutter.
- Sourdough Donut
Proof at 38 °C / 60-70 RH for approximately 90 minutes.
- Sourdough Donut
Remove from the proofer and allow to air dry for 10 minutes.
- Sourdough Donut
For ring donuts fry at 170-180 for 60-90 seconds per side.
- Sourdough Donut
For ball donuts fry at 170 °C for 2.5 minutes each side.
- Custard Filling for Ball Donuts
To fill the ball donuts you can choose Vanilla Crème Filling, which is a ready-to-use custard.
- Custard Filling for Ball Donuts
Another option is to make custard with SuCrem Nova Plus: place the mix and the cold water into a mixing bowl fitted with a whisk and mix for 1 minute on slow speed and then 3-4 minutes on fast speed.
- Custard Filling for Ball Donuts
Cool down the SuCrem mixture and it will be ready to pipe.
- Walnut Icing
Place the Glossy Icing into a bowl and warm in a microwave to achieve a good dipping consistency (maximum 45 °C).
- Walnut Icing
Create the walnut icing by combining Dawn® Glossy Icing - White and a small amount of Dawn® Walnut Compound.
Assembly: For ring donuts, take the cooled ring donuts, dip into the prepared warm walnut icing and take off the excess.
Assembly: For ball donuts, make a hole in the side of the donut with a skewer.
Assembly: Pipe about 20 g of either of the custards into the ball donut.
Assembly: Then dip in the walnut icing and take off the excess.
Assembly: To finish both donuts place some pecans and walnuts on top for decoration.
Dawn Foods recipe. Quantities and method as published by the manufacturer for its customers; test the formula under your own conditions before production.