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Pumpkin Spiced Apple Brioche Donuts

Taste like fall in every bite! Brioche donuts filled with a apple pie filling.
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Prep Time:40 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Resting time:1 day
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple, brioche, Donuts, seasonal
Servings: 10 Donuts

Ingredients

Brioche dough

  • 3 ¼ Cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ Cup sugar
  • 3 tsp Instant yeast
  • ¾ Cup water lukewarm
  • 3 Eggs
  • ½ Cup unsalted butter
  • ½ tsp salt

Apple Filling

  • 6 Cups apples peeled, cored, small diced
  • 1/4 Cup sugar
  • ¼ Cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ginger
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Pumpkin Spice Sugar Coat

  • 2 Tbsp Pumpkin Spice add more if needed
  • 1 Cup Sugar add more if needed

Instructions

Brioche Dough

  • Add 3 teaspoon of yeast to ¾ cup of lukewarm water. Lightly stir and let bloom for 8minutes.
  • In a stand mixer, add flour, sugar, salt.
  • Add eggs and the bloomed yeast. Mix until begins to form a dough, make sure to scrape down the sides.
  • Add room temperature butter, your dough may look rough before adding the butter. Its okay the dough will start to smooth out once the butter is incorporate. This may take 8- 10minutes on medium speed.
  • Lightly oil a large bowl and add the dough to the bowl. Cover and Refrigerate overnight.

Apple Pie Filling

  • Peel, cored, small dice apples
  • In a saucepan, add apples, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, ground cloves, lemon juice and cornstarch. Mix until combined.
  • Cook on low to medium heat until apples are soft.
  • Once apples are done, remove from heat. Transfer to a bowl, set aside.

Donuts

  • Remove dough from the fridge, on a lightly flour surface roll out dough until it is ¼ inch thick. Use a round cutter to cut out as many donuts as you can from the dough.
  • Let the cut out donuts proof for a second time. This rise time will depend on the weather and the temperature of the dough. So this may take 20 minutes to an hour.
  • After rising, on a medium, heavy- bottomed pan, heat about 3 inches of oil to 375°F. Carefully lower a few donuts at a time into the oil. Cook on one side for 2-3 minutes or until golden. Cook on the other side for 1 minute or less, until golden. Drain fried donuts on a paper towel.
  • While the donuts are still moderately hot, roll them into the pumpkin spice sugar coat.
  • Carefully push a hole through the side of the donut, fill with apple filling.
  • Enjoy!