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Pistachio doughnuts with rosewater glaze

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for pistachio doughnuts with rosewater glaze.

By Emma Knowles
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 20 mins cooking plus resting, standing
  • Serves 16
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Pistachio doughnuts with rosewater glaze
These doughnuts are made from a cake-like batter. Serve with Turkish delight and pistachios, if you like.

Ingredients

  • 75 gm pistachio kernels
  • 320 gm plain flour
  • 110 gm caster sugar (½ cup)
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • Finely grated rind of 1 orange
  • Scraped seeds of 1 vanilla bean
  • 250 ml milk (1 cup)
  • 60 gm butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • For deep frying/greasing: vegetable oil
Rosewater glaze
  • 120 gm caster sugar
  • 2 small strawberries, crushed
  • 225 gm pure icing sugar, sieved
  • 3 tsp rosewater, or to taste

Method

Main
  • 1
    Process pistachios in a food processor until finely ground, transfer to a large bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder, orange rind, vanilla seeds and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine, make a well in the centre, then add milk, butter and egg. Mix until smooth, transfer to a piping bag fitted with a 2cm-fluted nozzle, refrigerate to rest for 1 hour.
  • 2
    For rosewater glaze, combine sugar and 50ml water in a small saucepan, stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves, add strawberries, simmer until syrupy (2-3 minutes). Strain into a heatproof bowl (discard pulp), add icing sugar, whisk until smooth, then whisk in rosewater and set aside (thin with a little water to drizzling consistency if necessary.)
  • 3
    Preheat oil in a deep-fryer or deep-sided saucepan to 180C. Pipe 8cm-diameter rings onto squares of lightly oiled baking paper. Slide rings, in batches, into oil and cook, turning occasionally, until puffed, golden and cooked through (3-4 minutes; be careful as hot oil may spit). Drain on absorbent paper, then, while still warm, drizzle with rosewater glaze and place on a cooling rack until glaze sets. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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