Holiday Doughnuts with Nutella^® hazelnut spread

METHOD

1. 

   STEP 1

   Heat milk; stir in the fresh yeast in a bowl.

   Whisk the egg and egg yolk.

2. 

   STEP 2

   Place flour, granulated sugar, scraped vanilla seeds from bean or vanilla extract and salt on a wooden cutting board. 

   With spoon make a hole in center of dry ingredients, carefully pour the milk-and-egg mixture into it. Knead the ingredients together until a smooth dough is formed. 

   Add softened butter and grated lemon zest and knead until fully incorporated. 

3. 

   STEP 3

   Place the dough in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap; let rise for 2 hours. 

   Roll dough in portions between your palms to form 10 balls.

   Place balls on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. When they’ve doubled in size, fry in oil that’s been heated to 350°F. 

   Remove the doughnuts from the oil and place on paper towels. Let cool for a few minutes.

4. 

   STEP 4

   Using a piping bag, fill each doughnut with 1 tbsp of Nutella^® hazelnut spread. 

   Cut a star out of cardboard or construction paper and use it as a stencil to decorate the doughnuts, sprinkling confectioners’ sugar on each one.