Peach-Filled Baked Donuts
Baked Donuts bring that incredibly soft, airy and melt-in-you-mouth delicious flavor and texture together. This homemade donut recipe is easy and always impresses! Leave a little jam oozing out from the center to showcase the filling. And yes, you can use other fruit jam fillings, too!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour divided,
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast quick acting (1 packet = 7 grams)
- 2/3 cup milk warmed to 110˚F
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter melted, divided
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Jam filling ingredients
- 1 pound peaches about 3-4 medium peaches, pitted, peeled, and diced into small pieces
- ½ cup sugar more or less, depending on sweetness of peaches
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Ingredients to finish donuts
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar to roll donuts
Instructions
Make the donuts.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the instant yeast and salt.
- Add warm milk, 3 Tbsp melted butter, the egg yolks and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine well.
- Cover with plastic wrap and rest at room temperature 10 minutes, until bubbles form on the surface of the batter.
- Add remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, adding just enough until dough holds together and no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.
- Knead in the bowl 5 minutes. If dough is really sticking to your hands, dust lightly with flour then continue kneading with clean dry hands.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a 100˚F oven for 45 min or at room temperature for 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled in size.
Make the filling.
- While dough rises, mix together the jam filling. Begin by combining the peach pieces and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over med-high heat. Use a spatula or masher to crush peaches while they cook.
- Reduce heat to medium. Stir in sugar.
- Bring mixture back to a boil. Continue to boil until mixture thickens, about 10-20 minutes.
- Allow jam filling to cool while you bake the donuts.
Bake the donuts.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 375˚F with rack in the center of the oven.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface and roll the dough out to just under 1/2” thick. Cut circles using a 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter. Re-roll scraps if needed to make 12 donuts total. .
- Place donuts on prepared baking sheet, cover with a tea towel and let rise in a 100˚F oven for 20 min or at room temperature 45 min, or until puffed.
- Bake uncovered in the center of a preheated oven at 375˚F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden on top
- Right out of the oven, brush each hot bun all over with remaining 1 Tbsp melted butter and roll in a bowl of sugar to lightly coat each one.
- Cut a deep slit in the side of each donut and pipe jam with a pastry bag into each one.
Nutrition
Calories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 58mgPotassium: 145mgFiber: 2gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 305IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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