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Crullers

Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

Show: Sweet DreamsEpisode: Nuts for Doughnuts

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (10)

  • Cook Time:

    15 min

  • Level:

    Intermediate

  • Yield:

    12 servings

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Times:

Prep
25 min
Inactive Prep
30 min
Cook
15 min
Total:
1 hr 10 min
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Ingredients

Crullers:

  • 1 cup water
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs
  • Vegetable oil, for frying

Glaze:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk

Directions

Make the Crullers: Combine the water, butter, sugar, and salt in a large saucepan and bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. Immediately remove from the heat, add all the flour at once, and stir hard with a wooden spoon until all the flour is incorporated, about 30 to 60 seconds. Return the pan to the heat and cook, stirring, to evaporate some of the moisture, about 2 minutes.

Scrape the mixture into a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or use a hand mixer or mix by hand), and mix at medium speed. With the mixer running, and adding 1 egg at a time, add 3 of the eggs, stopping after each addition to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix until the dough is smooth and glossy and the eggs are completely incorporated. The dough should be thick, but should fall slowly and steadily from the beaters when you lift them out of the bowl. If the dough is still clinging to the beaters, add another egg and mix until completely incorporated.

Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Using a pastry bag fitted with a star tip (use a large size, like #12), pipe the dough onto the sheet pan in rows of 2 1/2-inch rings. Freeze them for 30 minutes to make them easier to pick up.

Meanwhile, make the Glaze: Stir together the powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl.

Pour the vegetable oil into a large pot to a depth of 2 inches and heat to 325 degrees F. Working in batches, lift the dough circles off the sheet pan and carefully slip them into the oil. Fry, turning once, until lightly browned. Drain the crullers on a brown paper bag; then dip them completely in the glaze. Let the crullers cool and set before serving.

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  • recipe Crullers
    alexander trenton, MI 10-27-2009

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    advice for using a regular deep fryer

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    great recipe taste great got a couple tips for using a plug in deep fryer 1 raise temp to 375 or the dont seem to puff... up right 2, close the lid if it has one theey seem to cook better 3. 15 minutes each side otherwise its a great recipe for everyone to enjoyRead more
  • recipe Crullers
    sharon Old Bridge, NJ 06-11-2007

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    A real french Cruller

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    These are authentic Crullers, the same Cruller that was sold in Brooklyn Bakeries back in the Good Days. I thought a little... orange zest would pep it up a bit, so I added a half a tsp. I also added a little heavy cream to the glaze. Gale Gand is a Pastry Chef, and her technique here was right on!. These are not doughnuts! so whoever wrote the cruel stuff in the review board should understand first what she is preparing and comsuming. Thanks Gale for keeping it real.Read more
  • recipe Crullers
    JOYCE ORANGE, VA 01-06-2007

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    Crullers Rule

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Crullers are really the only donut I like:Thanks for a great recipe!!
  • recipe Crullers
    J Torontno 12-15-2006

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    Yummy - best when fresh!

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    These are fabulous! Absolutely the same "honey cruller" taste I remember from Tim Horton's and other donut shops. I was... worried when this batter came out rather thin so I just froze the circles longer than 20 minutes. They were pretty much frozen through when I dropped them in the oil - but they puffed up so beautifully and were perfect when done! Didn't do the icing; I coated half in icing sugar, the other half in cinnamon sugar. They're just waiting for the kids to come home from school now. Mmmmm....Read more
  • recipe Crullers
    Anonymous 11-17-2006

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    Like a childhood memory

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    These crullers are so good they remind me of a childhood memory of eating crullers baked in the local bakery. The taste is... just exceptionally good.Read more
  • recipe Crullers
    Anonymous 07-21-2006

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    gale gland sucks

    Rated: 1 stars out of 5
    u suck gale gland
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