Got a dinner party coming up and you’re looking to finish off the evening with the perfect sweet treat? Take the opportunity to get a head start practicing for December with these delicious desserts, which will be perfect for the Christmas table too!
Orange Glazed Doughnuts with Sugared Rosemary
Ingredients:
Doughnuts
- 1 cup fresh dates, pitted and chopped
- ¼ cup boiling water
- 1 ¼ cups self-raising flour, sifted
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- 125g unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 sprigs rosemary
- ¼ cup white sugar
Orange Icing
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 2 cups icing sugar
Method:
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees
- In a small bowl, place the dates covered in boiled water and allow to stand for 5 minutes or until softened. Then using a fork, mash the dates until smooth.
- Place the flour, caster sugar, eggs, milk, butter, vanilla and the date mixture in large bowl and whisk until smooth.
- Spoon half the mixture into a well-greased 6 doughnut pan. Cook for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown and cooked when tested with a skewer.
- Turn out doughnuts onto a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining batter to make another batch of 12 doughnuts.
- While the doughnuts are cooling, scatter the sugar in a plate, dip the rosemary sprigs in hot water and press into the white sugar. Place on a small tray and allow to dry for 30 minutes or until crisp. Trim leaves and set aside.
- To make the orange icing, place the orange juice and icing sugar in a medium bowl and whisk until thick and shiny.
- Once the doughnuts have cooled, spoon over the icing and decorate with sugared rosemary.
Source: Lausundaycooks.com