french cruller

French cruller donuts are light, airy donuts made with fried choux pastry dough! They are incredibly easy to make with simple ingredients and covered with a delicious glaze.

French Cruller Donuts

unsalted butter (1 stick)

water

sugar

salt*

vanilla extract (optional)

all-purpose flour

eggs

oil,

unsalted butter (melted)

cream milk

salt

nutmeg (optional)

Add 3-4 inches of neutral-flavored oil to a heavy-bottom pot. Use a deep-frying thermometer and begin heating the oil to 375°F. *

In a saucepan, combine butter, water, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Place the pan over medium heat and bring to a gentle boil.

Add the flour and mix with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the dough comes together and forms a ball. Continue to cook and stir the dough around in the pan for about 2 minutes.

Transfer the dough to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix the dough for several minutes to knock out the steam, then add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until fully incorporated into the dough after each. After the last egg is added, mix until the dough is shiny and smooth.

Make the Choux Pastry:

Add the dough to a large piping bag fitted with a large open-star piping tip. Pipe the dough in circles onto cut-out sheets of parchment paper.

To fry the donuts, dip the cut-out sheets of parchment, dough side down, into the hot oil. The donuts will release from the paper and then you can remove it from the oil with a pair of metal tongs.

Fry the donuts in batches for 2-3 minutes per side, or until crispy and golden brown. Remove and set the donuts on a wire cooling rack to drain any excess oil.

Pipe and Fry the Donuts:

Mix the melted butter, powdered sugar, cream (or milk), and salt in a bowl until combined. If the glaze is too thick you can add more cream (or milk), if it&#39;s too thin add a little more powdered sugar until you&#39;re happy with the consistency.

Pour the glaze over the donuts and allow to set. The donuts taste best the same day they&#39;re made and while still slightly warm. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 days.

Make the Glaze:

This French Cruller Donut Recipe is so easy and to die for! My step by step guide will help you through frying up these delicious doughnuts!

French Cruller Donut Recipe

butter

all purpose flour

vegetable oil (for frying)

milk

vanilla

lemon extract (optional)

Bring butter and water to boil in a small pot. Once mixture comes to boil, stir in flour and salt until combined. Remove from heat and cool 3 minutes.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Crack eggs into a small bowl. Mix eggs into warm mixture one by one until completely batter is completely smooth.

Transfer to piping bag with large fluted tip and pipe into circles on parchment paper lined baking sheets. Place into freezer for 30 minutes.

Pour vegetable oil into large pot with high sides so there's at least 3 inches of grease. Heat oil to be between 325-350 degrees. While oil is heating, stir all ingredients together for glaze until smooth and runny...but not too runny!

Drop frozen crullers one by one into hot oil and fry about 1 minute per side or until lightly golden. Remove to paper towel to drain and then immediately coat in glaze. Place onto cooling rack to let excess glaze drip off. After 40 minutes or so, the glaze should harden onto the crullers. Best served warm, immediately out of the glaze.

https://mediavine-res.cloudinary.com/video/upload/t_original/v1670098260/tye4qby3yjwcnbefpc2e.mp4

Sweet, crispy, tender, hot out of the grease Crullers. This French Cruller donut recipe is so easy and to die for! My step-by-step guide will help you through frying up these delicious donuts!

French Cruller

Top 2 french cruller recipes from across the web

The most viewed french cruller recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engine

Top Tags

French Cruller Donuts

French Cruller Donut Recipe

Top 2 french cruller recipes from across the web

The most viewed french cruller recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engineic_arrow_forward_48px

Top Tags

French Cruller Donuts

French Cruller Donut Recipe

The most viewed french cruller recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engine