Description
Deeply indulgent artisan-style chocolate brioche donuts filled with silky chocolate pastry cream and coated in fragrant espresso sugar, balancing rich sweetness with subtle bitterness.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup whole milk (170g)
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (7g)
- ¼ cup + 1 teaspoon white sugar (54g)
- 6 tablespoons salted butter (85g)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
- 1 ½ cups bread flour (180g)
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (150g)
- ½ cup + 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder (48g)
- 2 tablespoons dry milk powder
- 1 ¾ cups whole milk (398g)
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon fine espresso powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup white sugar (50g)
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 ounces good quality chocolate (113g)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup white sugar (200g)
- 1 ½–2 teaspoons fine espresso powder
- Neutral oil for frying
Instructions
- Whisk the warm milk, yeast, and 1 teaspoon sugar together and let bloom for 8–10 minutes until foamy.
- In a stand mixer bowl, combine bloomed yeast, remaining sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, flours, cocoa powder, and dry milk powder.
- Knead with a dough hook for about 20 minutes until smooth, elastic, and slightly tacky.
- Shape dough into a ball, place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 hour until puffy.
- For the pastry cream, simmer milk with cocoa powder, espresso powder, and salt.
- Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch in a bowl. Temper with hot milk, then return to the pan and cook until thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in chocolate, butter, and vanilla. Chill completely.
- Roll risen dough into a 20×11-inch rectangle, cut into triangles, and roll tightly.
- Place on parchment, cover, and proof for 45–60 minutes.
- Heat oil to 360–375°F (182–190°C). Fry donuts about 1 minute 45 seconds per side until cooked through.
- While warm, roll donuts in espresso sugar.
- Fill with chilled chocolate pastry cream and serve.
Notes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 70mg