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Sweet Potato Doughnuts with Maple Icing
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Ingredients
For the doughnuts:
- 60g cooked Technique: Mash Crushing one or more ingredients to create a uniform purée that still has some body. You can mash using a mash and purée kit fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please mashed sweet potato
- 245g sour cream
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp gound cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 200g sugar
- 435g plain flour
- Vegetable oil for frying
For the maple Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing :
- 292g Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon maple extract
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
Method
How to make Sweet Potato Doughnuts with Maple Icing
For the doughnuts:
1) In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. In a large bowl, combine eggs, sour cream, and sweet potato. Gradually add flour mixture, stirring to combine. Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface.
Technique:
Kneading
A way to mix and work dough to form a smooth, elastic ball, ready to shape and cook.
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Knead
in flour with hands as needed (dough will be sticky). Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness.
2) Cut out dough with a 2 1/4-inch round cutter. Cut out center of doughnuts with a 3/4-inch round cutter. Re-roll dough as needed.
3) In a Dutch oven, heat vegetable oil over medium heat to 180 degrees C. Cook doughnuts, in batches, in hot oil, 2 minutes per side, or until lightly browned. Drain on paper towels. Ice top of doughnuts with Maple Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing , and sprinkle with Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped pecans.
Maple Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing :1) In a small bowl, combine Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing sugar and 3 tablespoons milk; stir well. Add additional milk to reach desired consistency. Stir in maple extract.
