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Southern Buttermilk Bourbon Praline Doughnuts
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided, plus extra bench flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon fine salt
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
3/4 cups buttermilk
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Vegetable oil, for frying
Bourbon Praline, recipe follows
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted

Instructions

Place 2 cups of the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in
the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low until combined, then add the
shortening and mix until worked in. Whisk together the buttermilk, egg and yolk, and vanilla in a
small bowl and then add to the flour mixture and beat until smooth. Beat in remaining 1 cup flour
until combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours.

Turn dough onto a floured surface and roll to 1/2-inch thickness. Using a 3-inch round cookie
cutter, cut dough into rounds. Using a 1-inch cookie cutter, cut hole from center of each round.
Gather scraps and re-roll dough, cutting additional doughnuts until dough is used up.

Heat 5 inches of oil in a large pot to 350 degrees F. Add doughnuts, 3 at a time, and fry until
golden on both sides, turning once, about 4 to 5 minutes total. Transfer to a plate lined with paper
towels.

When doughnuts have cooled, dip tops of doughnuts in the mixture and place on baking racks until the
praline sets up slightly. Sprinkle nuts on top.

Bourbon Praline:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons bourbon

Combine sugar, water, vanilla bean and seeds in a medium saucepan over high heat and cook until dark
amber color. Remove from heat and slowly whisk in the cream, butter and salt. Return to the heat and
whisk until smooth. Remove from the heat and whisk in the bourbon. Strain. Let cool until slightly
thickened.