Friday, July 22, 2011

Blueberry Lime Donuts

Since I got my donut pan I've been thinking about making blueberry donuts. It's been so hot though I haven't wanted to turn on the oven even for a little bit. Yesterday though, the heat and humidity dropped, so I had my chance.
Blueberry Lime Donuts
The thing that got me thinking about blueberry donuts was this Swedish Blueberry Drink Concentrate I had picked up at Ikea.
Blueberry Lime Donuts
We'd used it to make blueberry soda in our Soda Stream and have ideas for cocktails, but I thought it might be a good baking ingredient too. I went back and forth about whether to make a citrus donut with blueberry glaze or a blueberry donut with a citrus glaze. Since I had fresh blueberry from the farmers market I thought I'd mix it up and put whole blueberries in a citrus donut with a blueberry glaze.
Blueberry Lime Donuts
I would say the results are about 80% there. The donut tasted lot like a blueberry muffin, though it was a little denser. Matt really liked them. One of them had way too many blueberries in it and sort of fell apart. I was planning on doing lemon as my citrus, but had a lime in the fridge so went with that. It was a little old, so the zest was kind of dried out and didn't give the flavor kick I had hoped for. The glaze was stunning, but watch out that blueberry concentrate will stain anything!

I share the recipe as I made it as a starting point for someone else who might be interested in trying it or improving on it.

Blueberry Lime Donuts

3/4 c flour
1/4 c sugar
3/4 t baking powder
pinch of salt
2 T fresh lime juice
zest from half a lime
2 - 3 T milk
1/2 t vanilla
1 egg
1 t shortening
handful of frozen blueberries (just enough for a couple per donut) (I think you could also use fresh)
1/3 c powdered sugar
3 T blueberry drink concentrate

Preheat oven to 325F. Lightly grease three mold in a donut pan.

In a small bowl stir to together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add in the lime zest, lime juice, 2 tablespoons of milk, vanilla, egg and shortening. Combine until just blended. If it seems dry add the rest of the milk. Fold in the blueberries.

Fill the donut molds about 3/4 full. Bake for 11 - 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a donut comes out clean (They will probably cook quicker if you use fresh instead of frozen blueberries). Let cool in the pan for a few minutes and then move to a rack to finish cooling.

Mix the powdered sugar and blueberry concentrate together until smooth in a shallow bowl. Dip the cooled donuts in the glaze. Put back on the rack for a few minutes to let the glaze dry. I recommend putting a paper towel or something until the rack to catch the drips of glaze.

Makes 3 donuts

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10 comments:

  1. These look amazing!! I didn't even know you could bake doughnuts! Wow, thanks for sharing this recipe, I'll have to buy a doughnut pan ASAP

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  2. The combination sounds fabulous. Even at 80%, they look amazing!!

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  3. i do like the sound of these. I mean I really like the glaze, which I might be able to eat with a spoon? lol

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  4. Maybe mashing the blueberries and stirring in. It would be less concentrated on some of them. I love blueberry donuts, they are one of my favs. The next time I am at Ikea I am so getting that concentrate.

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  5. Beautiful! I'm trying to reproduce an old country syrup that's similar to your syrup. Now I'm inspired.

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  6. The glaze sounds magnificent! Worth a stain or two.

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  7. outstanding idea, kat! the glaze is a fabulous touch, too--i always prefer my donuts with a sticky, sloppy blanket of sugar. :)

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  8. Are these as hot pink as they look? They look amazing, and I love the flavor combination. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. lwbookeater - the frosting is totally that hot color!

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  10. Oh wow, I can take 80% with these. They look beautiful. I completely understand trying to get a recipe to it's fullest potential though. I'd say 100% on appearance.

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