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Strawberry and Cream Cheese Donuts are so yummy! Always a hit at parties so be sure to make plenty!
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Strawberry and Cream Cheese Donuts
Prep Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 33 mins
 
Servings: 24
Ingredients
For the dough
  • 7 tsp active dry yeast
  • 2 ¼ cups or 530 ml warm water temperature 105-115F
  • 4 tsp sugar
  • ¼ cup or 60 ml olive oil
  • 5 cups or 625 g of bread flour plus extra if needed ( up to a cup maybe)
  • 1 tbsp sea salt
  • All purpose flour for shaping
For the Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 pint of crushed strawberries
  • Extra sugar and ground cinnamon for rolling the cooked donuts after cooking
Instructions
Make The Dough
  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water and let it stand till foamy ( about 5 minutes)
  2. Add the sugar, oil, flour and salt. I use a stand mixer so with the dough hook knead at low speed until smooth and elastic (about 8 to 10 minutes)
  3. Remove the dough from the bowl and transfer to a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise in a warm spot until it doubles in size ( 11/2 to 2 hours).
  4. You may need to add extra flour while kneading so the dough will pull away from the sides of the bowl.
  5. Transfer the dough onto a lightly oiled surface and lightly dust your hands and roll out balls to 1 inch in size then cover with a kitchen towel for about 10 minutes.
  6. Heat oil 3 to 4" deep in a heavy kettle or deep-fat fryer to 375 degrees.
  7. Transfer doughnuts to the kettle of fat on a broad spatula, using care not to alter shape. (If possible, place board of doughnuts near frying kettle.) Slip into hot fat.
  8. Add only enough doughnuts at a time as can float on the fat or that can be turned easily. Turn doughnuts as they rise to the surface.
  9. Fry 2 to 3 minutes, or just until doughnuts are a golden brown.
  10. Lift doughnuts from fat and drain on paper towels and then roll them whilst still hot in a bowl of sugar and ground cinnamon. Place on a rack to cool.
The Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling
  1. Crush the strawberries with a masher and mix thoroughly with the cream cheese.
  2. Fill a piping bag with the filling.
  3. Pierce a hole in each donut and using a piping bag squirt the filling into each donut.
Recipe Notes

Please note, prep time includes rising time for the dough, but it will be worth the wait!