Italian · Dessert
High-Protein Cream-Filled Fried Pastries
A yeast-leavened fried dough classic rebuilt around a whipped cottage cheese and whey protein filling instead of pastry cream, keeping the crisp fried shell but swapping the custard heart for something that pulls its weight nutritionally.
$1
25 minsPrep
6 minsCook
96 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
254Calories
15.2gProtein
11.5gFat
23.1gCarbs
7.7gSugar
1.5gFiber
355mgSodium
46mgChol
1.9gSat Fat
134mgPotassium
86mgCalcium
1.5mgIron
0.4mcgVitamin B12
0.1mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.3gAlcohol
Goes well with
Italian Pilsner Beer
local
Espresso with Steamed Milk
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Warm the skim milk to lukewarm and whisk in the yeast and sugar; let it foam for 8 minutes.
2
In a stand mixer, combine bread flour, salt, beaten egg, vegetable oil and the yeast mixture; knead on low for 7 minutes until smooth and elastic.
3
Cover the dough and let it rise somewhere warm for 45 minutes, or until roughly doubled.
4
Punch down the dough, divide into 2 equal pieces, and shape into tight rounds; rest a further 20 minutes on a floured surface.
5
Heat the sunflower oil in a deep pan or fryer to 175°C (347°F), monitoring with a thermometer.
6
Fry the dough rounds for 90 seconds per side until deep golden brown, then lift onto a wire rack to drain and cool.
7
While the donuts cool, blend the drained cottage cheese until completely smooth, then whisk in the whey protein isolate, vanilla extract and honey until the filling is thick and pipeable.
8
Spoon the filling into a piping bag fitted with a narrow nozzle, poke a hole into the side of each cooled donut, and pipe the filling in until it feels heavy.
9
Dust the filled donuts lightly with cocoa powder and serve immediately.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.3 oz38g sifted bread flour
- 0 oz0g whey protein isolate
- 1/21/2 eggs, beaten (22g)
- 0.1 oz2g yeast dried
- 0.2 oz6g sugar white
- 0.8 oz22g warmed skim milk
- 0.1 oz3g vegetable oil
- 0 oz1g salt
- 8.8 oz250g for frying sunflower oil
- 2.1 oz60g drained, blended smooth cottage cheese lowfat
- 0.6 oz16g whisked into filling whey protein isolate
- 0.1 oz2g vanilla extract
- 0.2 oz6g honey
- 0.1 oz4g dusted on top cocoa powder
