Recipe: Honey & Ricotta Doughnuts

Honey & Ricotta Doughnuts 10 ml dried yeast 100 ml lukewarm water 30 m honey 3 large egg whites 400 ml cake flour 1 ml salt 100 g ricotta cheese 15 ml orange juice Oil

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Honey & Ricotta Doughnuts

  • 10 ml dried yeast
  • 100 ml lukewarm water
  • 30 m honey
  • 3 large egg whites
  • 400 ml cake flour
  • 1 ml salt
  • 100 g ricotta cheese
  • 15 ml orange juice
  • Oil (for frying)

Sauce

  • 250 ml orange juice (freshly squeezed )
  • 100 ml honey
  • 30 ml lemon juice
  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water with honey

  2. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form

  3. Sift flour and salt together

  4. Mix ricotta, orange juice and yeast mixture together in a bowl

  5. Add to dry ingredients

  6. Fold in egg whites with a wooden spoon

  7. Cover bowl, put in a warm place and allow dough to increase by a third in volume

Sauce

  1. Heat orange juice in a small saucepan and simmer over high heat until liquid has thickened and reduced by half

  2. Stir in honey and lemon juice

  3. Heat 4-5cm oil in a deep pan

  4. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough into hot oil and fry until golden

  5. Place onto paper towel and serve drizzled with sauce

  6. Serve drizzled with sauce

As a serving suggestion, serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream, sprinkled with toasted almonds. Adjust the recipe and stir chopped walnuts through your dough before frying.


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