These mild and fluffy doughnuts are bursting with the intense taste of lemon and the satisfying crunch of poppy seeds. A easy lemon glaze provides the proper crowning glory.
Lemon-Poppy Seed Doughnuts
Makes 8 doughnuts
- Do-It-All Dough
- 1 tablespoon (9 grams) poppy seeds
- 2 teaspoons (4 grams) lemon zest
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Lemon Glaze (recipe follows)
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Proceed with Do-It-All Dough recipe, including poppy seeds and lemon zest with yeast.
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Reduce 8 (5-inch) squares of parchment paper, and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
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End up Do-It-All Dough onto a flippantly floured floor, and roll to 1⁄2-inch thickness. Utilizing a 3½-inch doughnut cutter or a 3½-inch spherical cutter dipped in flour, lower dough. Gently switch doughnuts to ready parchment squares, spacing at the very least 2 inches aside.
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Reroll scraps; let dough stand for 10 minutes. Reduce dough, and place on ready parchment squares. (Discard any remaining dough scraps.) Cowl with plastic wrap, and let rise in a heat, draft-free place (75°F/24°C) till puffed, about 1 hour.
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In a 4- to 6-quart cast-iron Dutch oven or different heavy- bottomed saucepan, pour oil to a depth of two inches, and warmth over medium warmth till a deep-fry thermometer registers 365°F (185°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with paper towels.
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Utilizing parchment paper to select up doughnuts, switch doughnuts in batches to sizzling oil, letting doughnuts gently fall off parchment into oil. (Don’t place parchment paper in oil.) Fry doughnuts in batches till golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per facet. Utilizing a spider strainer, take away doughnuts, and let drain on ready pans. Glaze as desired with Lemon Glaze. Greatest served identical day.
*professional tip
If desired, doughnuts might be baked relatively than fried. After rolling out dough, lower into 8 (31⁄2-inch) circles, and place on a parchment paper-lined rimmed baking sheet. Observe proofing directions. When able to bake, brush with an egg wash of 1 massive egg (50 grams) and 1 tablespoon (15 grams) water whisked collectively. Bake at 350°F (180°C) till golden and an instant-read thermometer inserted in middle registers 190°F (88°C), 20 to 25 minutes. Glaze and fill as desired.
Lemon Glaze
Makes about 3⁄4 cup
- 2 cups (240 grams) confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons (30 grams) contemporary lemon juice
- 1½ tablespoons (22.5 grams) water
- 1/4 teaspoon (1 gram) vanilla extract
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In a medium bowl, whisk collectively confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice, 1½ tablespoons (22.5 grams) water, and vanilla. Use instantly.
