Easy Cronuts Recipe Recipe Card

CRONUTS RECIPE

Steps:

• Put oil in pan min. 2" deep and heat to 350 degrees.
• Fold dough in half in one direction then repeat in other direction.
• Cut out 3" circles of dough using biscuit cutter of cup/glass.
• Cut a 1" circles from center of each.
• Gather up scraps of dough, roll and cut an additional cronut.
• Fry approximately 90 seconds on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Cool before glazing and filling.
• Split cooled cronuts in half and fill each with 2 tbs of pudding then replace top.
• Make glaze and drizzle over top. Set aside until glaze has set.

EASY HOMEMADE DESSERTS ROLLS ( CRONUTS)

Steps:

• 1. Make the night before: Prepare a large pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray and place the frozen croissants on it, well spaced. They will grow a lot! Leave out overnight to rise , about 7 to 10 hours. Next day.....
• 2. the croissants should already be roughly in a circle shape but if you want them perfect, gently shape the dough into an even round gently.
• 3. Now use a cookie cutter or decorators icing tip. to cut holes in the middle. Save the holes to use as testers for the oil.
• 4. Heat about 2 inches of oil in a heavy pot over high heat. When oil is shimmery, add a hole to test it. the croissant dough will cook and brown within 10 to 20 seconds when oil is hot enough.
• 5. Carefully lower the cronuts into the oil in batches. Don't overcrowd the pan. They will brown very quickly.5 to 10 seconds on each side. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Repeat until all are fried.
• 6. These can be filled or just glazed. to glaze put the zest from the orange or lemon and the juice of either with the vanilla into a bowl. Add powdered sugar and stir until it's the consistency of Elmer's glue. dip the warm Cronuts into the glaze.
• 7. To fill: Poke 3 holes in the bottom (or just slice in 1/2 and fill , then put top back on--us a serrated knife) of each cronut with a chopstick and fill with the following custard using a pastry bag with a small plain nozzle.. then glaze; Filling: 1 cup milk 1 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 egg yolks 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 Tablespoon cornstarch 1 cup heavy cream,whipped Heat the milk and vanilla until just below boiling point. Cream yolks, sugar and cornstarch then gradually pour in the hot milk while whisking. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook, while stirring until thick. Place in a bowl, cover and allow ti cool completely before folding in the the whipped cream. Place the cream in a piping bag with a small plain nozzle. Fill the 3 holes you made.
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• 10. what's left from this morning:

HOW TO MAKE CRONUTS, PART I (THE DOUGH)

Steps:

• Place yeast into the mixing bowl of a large stand mixer. Whisk in warm water and let stand until a creamy foam forms on top, about 5 minutes. Add salt, sugar, milk, 2 tablespoons melted butter, vanilla extract, egg, and nutmeg. Whisk mixture thoroughly. Pour flour on top of liquid ingredients. Place mixing bowl onto mixer.
• Attach dough hook to mixer and knead on low speed until dough comes together in a ball and becomes soft and sticky, about 3 minutes. Dough will stick to the hook and pull away from the side of the bowl.
• Transfer dough to a floured work surface, knead 2 or 3 times, and shape into a ball. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for 20 minutes to let gluten relax.
• Remove dough from refrigerator, unwrap, and dust lightly with flour. Roll out into a 9x18-inch rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. Evenly spread 1/2 of the softened butter onto the middle third of the dough. Fold one unbuttered third over the buttered third and press lightly; spread remaining butter on top of that third. Fold remaining third over the first (buttered) third. Transfer dough onto a sheet pan, cover lightly with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel, and refrigerate 20 to 30 more minutes for butter to become firm. Sprinkle dough lightly with flour as you work if it becomes sticky.
• Return dough to floured work surface and pat very gently into an 8x14-inch rectangle about 1/2-inch thick. Fold outer thirds over center third as before; roll out into an 8x14-inch rectangle again, keeping the edges as straight as possible. Fold in thirds as before. Cover dough lightly with a kitchen towel, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Roll the dough out to about 3/8-inch thick. Cut dough in half crosswise. Leave half on a lightly floured work surface; refrigerate other half of dough until needed.
• Use a sharp 3-inch round cutter to cut 8 circles of dough from the piece on the work surface. Use a 1-inch round cutter to cut the donut holes out of the dough circles.
• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and sprinkle lightly with flour. Arrange cronuts and holes onto the prepared baking sheet. Let rise in a draft-free, warm place (such as an unheated oven) until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• See part II of this recipe to make the cronuts.