How to make Boston Cream Doughnuts at home HD

My favorite kind of doughnuts, made at home. Super fluffy dough, delicious custard filling, and covered with a luscious chocolate glaze.... Please subscribe for more recipes --- Boston Cream Doughnuts (makes aprx. 20 doughnuts) Doughnuts: Ingredients: • 1 ½ cups warm milk • ½ cup sugar • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast • 5 cups all-purpose flour (or a bit more) • 1 teaspoon salt • ½ cup (1 stick or 100 gr) melted butter • 2 eggs, at room temperature Directions to make the doughnuts: - Mix the flour with the salt and set aside - Activate the yeast by mixing the yeast, warm milk, and sugar in a medium bowl. Mix well, and let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes, until the yeast foams up and become frothy - In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the melted butter - Add the yeast/milk mixture and continue whisking - Gradually add the flour mixture and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon - When the dough begins to form, knead it for a few minutes until it becomes smooth and you can form a ball. Add flour if necessary if it is too sticky - Place it in a greased bowl, and cover with plastic wrap - Set it aside for 2 hours in a warm place, until it doubles in size - When it’s ready, place it on a floured surface and knead a few times - Using a rolling pin, flatten the dough into a 1-cm think rectangle - Form circles using a cookie cutter, and place them on a large flat floured tray (keep a space between each circle) - Cover loosely with a plastic wrap, and allow the dough circles to rest for another hour, until they rise and puff up - Fry the doughnut circle in vegetable oil. Oil should be at least 1-inch deep and at a temperature of 180 C (360 F) - Fry for one minute on each side - Place on paper towels until ready to fill them Directions to fill and glaze the doughnuts: - When the doughnuts are completely cooled, insert a small butter knife and make a pocket inside the doughnut, without cutting through the edges - Place the custard filling inside a piping bag with a medium round tip - Place the tip in the doughnut hole, and gently press on the piping bag until the doughnut is filled with custard - To glaze the doughnut, hold it between your fingers and dip the top in the chocolate mixture Custard filling: Ingredients: • 2 cups milk • ½ cup sugar • ¼ cup corn starch • 4 egg yolks • 2 teaspoon vanilla Directions: - In medium sauce pan, whisk the sugar, corn starch, egg yolks until a smooth paste is formed - Place of medium heat, and slowly add the milk while whisking at the same time - Cook until it comes to a boil and thickens, whisking the whole time - When it come to a boil, add the vanilla and keep whisking for 30 seconds - Remove from heat and transfer into a bowl - Cover the custard with plastic wrap. Plastic wrap should be placed directly on the custard surface to avoid skin formation - Place in the fridge if not using immediately Chocolate glaze: Ingredients: • 250 grams semi-sweet chocolate • ½ cup heavy cream (35%) • 2 tablespoon