PBJ Donuts

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Pastry Cream
 ½ cup granulated sugar
 2 tbsp cornstarch
 2 cups milk
 4 egg yolks
 ½ cup smooth peanut butter
 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Donut
 1 can of non-flaky biscuits, 8-pack
 vegetable oil for frying
Glaze
 1 ½ cups sifted confectioners sugar
 water, enough to produce dippable icing
Yields8 Servings


Instructions

Pastry Cream
1

Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a heavy-bottomed sauce pan. Whisk in the milk, and set over medium heat, whisking regularly, until the milk begins to steam.

2

Whisk the egg yolks in a large heat-proof bowl. Once the milk is steaming, slowly pour the milk mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. This must be done slowly, and you must be whisking constantly, or you will scramble your eggs with the hot milk mixture. Once all of the steaming milk has been whisked in, pour it all back into the saucepan.

3

Continue to heat the mixture over medium heat, whisking constantly, until it comes to a boil. You can stop whisking for a few seconds at a time to see if bubbles are rising to the surface. Once the mixture has come to a boil, it will thicken up and should coat the back of a spoon. If you dip a spoon in it, you should be able to draw a line through the custard without it filling in right away.

4

Place the peanut butter and vanilla in a heat proof mixing bowl. Place a mesh strainer over the top and pour the custard mixture through the strainer. This will remove any lumps or bits of cooked egg that may have formed while the custard was cooking. Stir the hot custard until the peanut butter is completely incorporated.

5

Place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on top of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming. Cool in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours, or overnight. If it seems too thick when you want to use it, simply run a whisk through it to loosen it up a little.

Glaze
6

Sift confectioners sugar and add 3 tablespoons of BWF Michigan Blueberry Preserves and add water, mix to make a dippable icing. Set aside.

Donuts
7

Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium heat. Separate biscuits and fry until they turn golden brown on both sides and cooked all the way through.

Set on plate with paper towels. Let cool a bit.

Put it together
8

Fill pastry bag with peanut butter pastry cream.

Cut a tiny hole inside of donut and fill.

After filling all donuts, Dip one side of the donut into the icing.

Place on plate

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Pastry Cream
 ½ cup granulated sugar
 2 tbsp cornstarch
 2 cups milk
 4 egg yolks
 ½ cup smooth peanut butter
 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Donut
 1 can of non-flaky biscuits, 8-pack
 vegetable oil for frying
Glaze
 1 ½ cups sifted confectioners sugar
 water, enough to produce dippable icing

Directions

Pastry Cream
1

Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a heavy-bottomed sauce pan. Whisk in the milk, and set over medium heat, whisking regularly, until the milk begins to steam.

2

Whisk the egg yolks in a large heat-proof bowl. Once the milk is steaming, slowly pour the milk mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. This must be done slowly, and you must be whisking constantly, or you will scramble your eggs with the hot milk mixture. Once all of the steaming milk has been whisked in, pour it all back into the saucepan.

3

Continue to heat the mixture over medium heat, whisking constantly, until it comes to a boil. You can stop whisking for a few seconds at a time to see if bubbles are rising to the surface. Once the mixture has come to a boil, it will thicken up and should coat the back of a spoon. If you dip a spoon in it, you should be able to draw a line through the custard without it filling in right away.

4

Place the peanut butter and vanilla in a heat proof mixing bowl. Place a mesh strainer over the top and pour the custard mixture through the strainer. This will remove any lumps or bits of cooked egg that may have formed while the custard was cooking. Stir the hot custard until the peanut butter is completely incorporated.

5

Place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on top of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming. Cool in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours, or overnight. If it seems too thick when you want to use it, simply run a whisk through it to loosen it up a little.

Glaze
6

Sift confectioners sugar and add 3 tablespoons of BWF Michigan Blueberry Preserves and add water, mix to make a dippable icing. Set aside.

Donuts
7

Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium heat. Separate biscuits and fry until they turn golden brown on both sides and cooked all the way through.

Set on plate with paper towels. Let cool a bit.

Put it together
8

Fill pastry bag with peanut butter pastry cream.

Cut a tiny hole inside of donut and fill.

After filling all donuts, Dip one side of the donut into the icing.

Place on plate

Notes

PBJ Donuts with Michigan Blueberry Glaze

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