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Delicious bomboloni Italian doughnuts freshly fried and dusted with sugar.
Alyssa

Bomboloni - Italian Doughnuts

Soft and light Italian Bomboloni Doughnuts rolled in sugar and filled with Italian pastry cream. These doughnuts are delicious and make such a special treat!
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Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 4 hours
Servings: 12 pieces
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 424
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups strong bread flour
  • 2 cups 00 flour or all purpose flour
  • 3 large eggs at room temperature
  • 6.5 tbsp butter softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup lukewarm milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla paste
  • 2 1/4 tsp fast action yeast
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2-3 tbsp caster sugar or confectioners sugar for rolling doughnuts
  • sunflower or vegetable oil for frying
  • 2.5 cups milk
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla pasta or 1 vanilla bean
  • Zest of 1 lemon

Method
 

  1. Activate the yeast if necessary and mix the flour, sugar, and yeast in the mixer bowl.
  2. Add butter, eggs, milk, vanilla, and salt; knead the dough.
  3. Let the dough rise until tripled in size.
  4. Shape and cut dough into doughnuts, let them rise again.
  5. Fry the doughnuts until golden brown and drain them.
  6. Fill the doughnuts with pastry cream and serve immediately.

Notes

Best served fresh, but can be stored for 1-2 days.