Lemon—Olive Oil Donuts

Name: Lemon—Olive Oil Donuts
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 2 large eggs; ⅓ cup (3 fl oz/80 ml) whole milk; 2¼ cups (11½ oz/360 g) all-purpose flour; ½ cup (4 oz/125 g) granulated sugar; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; Sugar-and-Spice Topping; ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) extra-virgin olive oil; 1½ teaspoons grated lemon zest; Canola or peanut oil for deep-frying; Canola or peanut oil for deep-frying

Preparation info

Makes about
10
Donuts and Their Holes

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Donuts

By Elinor Klivans

Published 2011

About

In addition to its appealing earthy flavor, using olive oil in the dough produces a donut with a unique texture: the inside is especially tender and the outside crisp and crusty. Lemon zest and black pepper introduce a sweet, tart, and peppery flavor, and the sugar, salt, and pepper coating carry out the theme.

Ingredients

2¼ cups (11½ oz/360 g) all-purpose flour
½

Snack
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the pepper. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Add the eggs, milk, olive oil, and lemon zest to the well and stir with a fork until well blended. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough until firm, at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.

Line a large baking sheet with paper to