Durian Donuts

We thought we were crazy to travel the world for durian. Some people travel for donuts. I’m not kidding, Homer Simpson has a real life best friend in Larissa and Michael of www.changesinlongitude.com.

These guys have tried almost every kind of donut there is, including a charcoal filled donut that they describe as “truly nasty.” Yet they admit to having met their match in the durian donut, which they found at Big Apple Donuts in Malacca, Malaysia. In comparison to the charcoal doughnut, could a durian donut really be so bad? See below for the original recipe of Big Apple’s Durian Donut.

Ingredients
Recipe from http://duriansite.com

Filling:

• 200g (1 1/4 cup) durian flesh
• 60g (1/4 cup) whipping cream
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons of icing sugar (or confectioners sugar / powdered sugar)   

Dough:

• 400g (3 cups +3 tablespoons) high protein flour
• 80g (3/4 cup) plain flour
• 8g (2 1/4 teaspoons) yeast
• 20g (2 tablespoons) custard powder
• 60g (1/3 cup) castor sugar
• teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 40g (slightly less than 3 tablespoons) butter
• 260 ml (slightly more than one cup) lukewarm water
• 2 tablespoons of fresh milk

1. Sift our prime protein flour, plain flour, sugar, salt and yeast right into a mixing bowl.

2. Gently beat the two eggs.

3. Add the eggs, lukewarm water, butter and milk in to the flour component within the mixing bowl.

4. While using electric mixer, beat the mixed elements over low speed until you receive a soft and smooth dough.

5. Cover the bowl having a moist tea towel and then leave it aside
for 45 minutes, or before the dough has bending in dimensions.

6. While awaiting the dough to increase, mix all of the filling elements together and stir well.

7. Once the dough is prepared, divide the dough into small, equal
portions. How big each portion should have the ability to squeeze into
your cup cake baking tray. (However, if you don’t possess a cup cake
baking tray, you should use the regular baking tray. Within this
situation, how big the dough can be your estimation or preferences.)

8. For every area of the dough, roll the dough flat, and scoop a
teaspoon of durian filling to the flattened dough and wrap the filling
nicely. Shape it into small balls and put it on the floured cup cake
baking tray.

9. Cover with cling film, wrap and then leave aside to proof.

10. Once the dough has springs back when touched, pre-heat the oven at 180 C (350 F).

11. Take away the cling film wrap around the dough, and also to
produce the durian thorn effect, use a set of sharp scissors, snip the
top to create thorn-like effect.

12. Bake the dough within the pre-heated oven at 180 C (350 F) for fifteen minutes or before the doughnut turn golden brown. Take away
the doughnut in the over and brush the top after some milk immediately.