Chocolate-Chile Donuts

Name: Chocolate-Chile Donuts
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Canola or peanut oil for deep-frying; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted; 2¼ teaspoons ancho chile powder; Canola or peanut oil for deep-frying; Chocolate Glaze; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup (4 oz/125 g) cake flour; ¼ cup (¾ oz/20 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch process; ½ cup (4 oz/125 g) granulated sugar; ½ cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) buttermilk; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 large egg; 1 cup (5 oz/150 g) all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Makes about
10
Donuts and Their Holes

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Donuts

By Elinor Klivans

Published 2011

About

Ancho chile powder has a deep flavor and a subtle heat that marries well with chocolate, and likewise these chocolate donuts. If desired, you can increase the amount of chile powder to suit your taste, but take care that the chiles do not overpower the chocolate and create nothing but a hot, spicy result.

Ingredients

1 cup (5 oz/150 g) all-purpose flour
1

Snack
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

In a bowl, sift together the flours, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on low speed (use the paddle attachment for a stand mixer), beat the egg and sugar until creamy and pale. Add the buttermilk, melted butter, 1½ teaspoons of the chile