Apple Doughnut 苹果甜甜圈

Once in a while, I’ll have all the leftover green apples or half half to make apple pie fillings for storage. The latest batch has been in the fridge for too long. I haven’t been baking much since my mother in law passed away last month. Just want to clear up my fridge today and decided to use it on doughnut fillings. Gosh, missed those apple filling Dunkin Donuts so much. These going to fulfill my crave for sure. Yum… yum…  Please click on for more.

Ingredients for apple fillings :
4 large green apples, diced
1/2 cup  raisins
1 lemon juice & rinds
1 lime juice & rinds
1/4 cup  brown sugar
1/3 cup  sugar
1 tspn  cinnamon powder
1/2 tspn  nutmeg powder
2 TB  all purpose flour (it helps to thicken the sauce)

Method :
(1) combine everything into sauce pan and let to cook till apple became slightly soften.
(2) off then heat then stir in flour and set aside to cool. But best to prepare this one day before and kept chilled before used.

Ingredients for doughnut dough :
450gm  all purpose flour
250ml   full cream milk
70gm butter, melted
1 large egg, beatened
1 TB   yeast
3 TB   fine sugar

Method :
(1)  combined melted butter, milk, sugar and yeast then let to rest for 10 minutes.
(2)  when ready, stir milk mixture and egg into flour till soft dough is formed.
(3)  next, let dough rest for an hour or till double in size.
(4)  now,  transfer dough to working table and knead till excess air released. Then divide into 57gm each and round them.
(5)  flatten dough to filled in apple fillings then sealed nicely. Then again rest for 20 minutes.

(6) finally, fry them till golden brown and leave cooled before dusting with icing sugar.

Now, you see why I don’t simply throw away the packaging after each purchase ! haha…. Sometimes, you just need those things to show off a little bit. Wakakaka…..  Don’t you love it too !