Choco Butternut Donut Balls Recipe
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Choco Butternut Donut Balls Recipe
Description
This recipe creates small chocolate donut balls starting with a dough of bread flour, Dutch-process cocoa, yeast, sugar, butter, coffee, vanilla, and food coloring. The dough is kneaded until smooth and elastic, then divided and shaped into small rounds. After proofing, the balls are deep-fried in vegetable oil to develop a golden crust and tender interior.
The glaze is a simple mix of powdered sugar, water, and vanilla applied after frying for a sweet sheen. The butternut streusel, made from almond flour, powdered sugar, salt, melted margarine or butter, and orange food coloring, adds a nutty contrast and festive color on top.
These donut balls have a soft yet slightly chewy texture inside with a rich cocoa flavor highlighted by the coffee and vanilla. They can be enjoyed as snacks or dessert and offer a unique twist compared to typical plain donuts.
Ingredients
DRY INGREDIENTS:
- 1.5 cup bread flour
- 3 Tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant yeast
- 4 Tablespoons water lukewarm
- 1 Tablespoon butter melted, unsalted
- 1 small egg
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon coffee strong
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon brown food coloring
- vegetable oil for frying
GLAZE:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
BUTTERNUT STREUSEL:
- 1 cup almond flour others use desiccated coconut
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup margarine melted, or butter
- orange liquid food color
Instructions
Make the streusel:
- Sift the almond flour and powdered sugar into a bowl. Add salt and stir until combined.
- In a small bowl, combine melted margarine or butter and a few drops of orange food color. Mix to incorporate, it should be a bit darker orange.
- Pour the melted butter into the almond flour and mix until well combined and no more white crumbs appear.
For the Donut Balls:
- In a small bowl, sprinkle yeast in the lukewarm water and stir.
- In another small bowl, add egg, sugar, coffee, salt, brown food color, and vanilla extract. Mix together to moisten dry ingredients
- Combine bread flour and cocoa powder in a mixing bowl. Add the yeast, egg mixture, and melted butter and stir with a wooden bowl to form a dough.
- Grease your hands and the surface with some oil and knead the dough until smooth and elastic. Add more oil if too sticky.
- Form the dough into a ball and cut it into quarters. Roll each part into a log and cut the dough into 6 equal parts, and shape these into balls. Place the balls on a plate or baking sheet then cover with a tea towel and let it rise for an hour.
- In a small pot or deep pan, heat about 3 inches of oil over medium heat. Fry 4-5 balls at a time for about 2-3 minutes turning them 2-3 times in between with a fork or wooden stick.
- Using a spider ladle or slotted spoon, remove the balls from the oil and transfer them to an oil dripping rack to remove excess oil.
- While the balls are cooling down, prepare the glaze. In a shallow wide bowl, mix together powdered sugar and water until it forms a glaze. Add vanilla extract and stir until incorporated.
- Once the balls have cooled down, place 3-4 balls in the bowl with glaze and turn them around to fully coat. Take a ball and roll it on the orange streusel, pressing lightly to generously cover all sides.
- Transfer coated balls into a tray or plate. You may also double coat with glaze and streusel if you like.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 32pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 97 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1piece | |
| Calories | 97kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 48mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 20mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 85IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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