Nutella Bomboloni
Gentle Koala

Nutella Bomboloni

185Min
12Servings
320Cal
MediumLevel
VegetarianKid friendly
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Equipment

mixing bowl
stand mixer
rolling pin
knife
cutting board
baking sheet
parchment paper
deep pot
tongs
plate
piping bag
thermometer

Ingredients

Dough

all-purpose flour (sifted)

500 g

whole milk (warmed)

250 ml

unsalted butter (softened)

50 g

granulated sugar

50 g

active dry yeast

7 g

large eggs (room temperature)

2 piece

fine salt

5 g

Filling & Coating

Nutella

200 g

neutral oil

1000 ml

granulated sugar

100 g

Instructions

1

Activate the yeast

Warm milk slightly and dissolve yeast with a pinch of sugar.

10 minLow heattimer 10 min
Milk should be warm, not hot, or yeast will die
2

Make the dough

Mix flour, sugar, salt, eggs, butter and activated yeast into a soft, elastic dough.

15 min
3

First rise

Cover the bowl and let the dough double in size in a warm spot.

60 mintimer 60 min
4

Shape the bomboloni

Roll dough to 1.5 cm thickness, cut 8 cm rounds and place on a tray.

20 min
5

Second rise

Cover shaped donuts and let them puff up again for 30 minutes.

30 mintimer 30 min
6

Heat the oil

Heat neutral oil in a deep pot to 170 °C for frying.

10 minMedium heattimer 10 min
7

Fry the bomboloni

Fry donuts in batches 2–3 minutes per side until golden brown.

20 minMedium heattimer 3 min
Do not overcrowd the pot; oil temperature drops
8

Coat in sugar

Roll warm bomboloni in granulated sugar while still hot.

5 min
9

Fill with Nutella

Pipe Nutella into each donut through a small hole on the side.

15 min

Storage

Fridge: 2 days
Freezer: 30 days
Reheat: Oven 180°C 5-7 minutes

Best eaten fresh; freeze unfilled donuts and fill after thawing

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