Lesson 4 of 5 · Homemade Doughnuts

Vanilla glaze and fillings

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  • Intermediate
  • Doughnuts & Sweet Doughs
  • 12 min
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Video by Natashas Kitchen on YouTube: “How To Make Glazed Donuts - Soft and Fluffy Donut Recipe” Watch on YouTube ↗

What you'll learn

Lesson 4 of 5

Make a classic vanilla glaze that sets glossy and thin, and fill doughnuts with pastry cream or jam.

  • Glaze doughnuts while still warm
  • Thin glaze sets into a shiny shell
  • Fill through the side with a piping tip

Ingredients for this lesson

Madagascar Vanilla Extract, 4 oz BottleVanillaGoods$19.00
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Lesson notes from VanillaGoods

Vanilla glaze

  • Whisk powdered sugar with water or milk and vanilla until smooth and pourable
  • Dip warm (not hot) doughnuts and let excess drip off
  • Set on a rack for 5–10 minutes until the glaze firms
  • For a thicker coat, dip a second time once the first layer sets

Fillings

Poke a hole in the side of unholed doughnuts with a skewer, then pipe in pastry cream, jam or lemon curd until the doughnut feels heavier.

VanillaGoods tip

Glaze is mostly sugar, so the vanilla really comes through. Use pure extract, or vanilla bean paste for visible specks.

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Put it into practice

Bake along with a VanillaGoods recipe that uses this technique.

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