Brioche Donuts With Vanilla Cream Filling

There’s nothing quite like the taste of a freshly made donut. A bit crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. And, as an added bonus, these Brioche Donuts are filled to the brim with rich, smooth, luxurious vanilla cream. Life just doesn’t get any better than that. You will be so happy you took the leap into home-frying these donuts – and so will your family and friends!

The dough is not overly complicated at all. In fact, there are only a few ingredients included and you likely have all of them in your pantry right now. Milk, sugar, butter, flour, eggs, salt and yeast. Active dry yeast may not be in your pantry but its so cheap and you can always find it in the baking section.

These donuts are what your food dreams made of. The dough is light and pillowy. And the inside is stuffed with perfect custard filling. I can’t explain to you how heavenly these donuts are. They are a bit time-consuming, so just be sure to plan ahead accordingly. But most of the time is spent on non-active prep, and they are well worth it! There is nothing like eating a warm donut with a hot cup of really good tea or coffee.

Ingredients

For the Donuts:

• 190 milliliters water, lukewarm (3/4 cup)
• 50 grams sugar (1/4 cup)
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 100 grams butter, softened to room temperature (1 stick)
• 500 grams all-purpose flour, plus for dusting (4 cups + 2 tbsp)
• 1 tablespoon white rum
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 liters vegetable oil (1/2 gallon)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for coating)

For the Vanilla Cream:

• 80 grams vanilla sugar (or vanilla seeds mixed with sugar) (1/2 cup)
• 40 grams corn starch (1/3 cup)
• pinch of salt
• 4 eggs
• 500 milliliters milk (2 cups)
• 50 grams butter (1/2 stick)