Four Ingredients X Jar of Pesto: Pesto and Parmesan Donuts
Four Ingredients X Jar of Pesto: Pesto and Parmesan Donuts
Recipe Type
Lunch
Pesto Type
Basil & Kale Pesto
Total Time
120 mins
Prep Time
110 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
8 people
INGREDIENTS
500g
Flour
50g
Sugar
15g
Yeast
120g
Butter
4
Eggs
150g
Parmesan
3Tbsp's
Basil & Kale Pesto
4Tbsp's
Creme Fraiche
300ml
Veg oil
METHOD
Step 1
Add the sugar, flour, eggs and yeast to a kitchen aid and mix on a medium speed for 5 minutes.
Step 2
Leave it for 20 minutes and then come back to it and mix for a further 10 minutes and slowly trickle in the melted butter.
Step 3
leave to prove for 30 minutes, knock it back and put in a closed tub for an hour.
Step 4
Meanwhile mix your pest and creme fraiche and put into a piping bag, leave to set in the fridge.
Step 5
finely grate your parmesan.
Step 6
remove your dough from he fridge and work them into 8 equal balls of dough.
Step 7
Heat the oil to 160C and fry them for 6-8 minutes all over. It is worth breaking open the first one you make to see if you have cooked it for long enough. This will give you a feel of how long they need to be in for.
Step 8
Once cooked toss them in the grated parmesan, make a small incision and squeeze in your pesto mix.
Step 9
Get stuck in.
