Sandita’s Olive Oil Donuts
Recipes

Sandita’s Olive Oil Donuts

These dougnut squiggles are the grand finale to any backyard summer dinner party (or any occasion TBH - we're always down for an EVOO and SUGAR CELEBRATION!). The whipped labneh and grilled peach plating doesn't hurt either. 
by Sandy Ho | @sanditasworld

Ingredients

For the Donuts:

46.7g unsalted good quality butter (we like Kerrygold!)

26g Sizzle

240ml water 

10g sea salt

20g sugar

9g vanilla

150g all purpose flour 

3 eggs

1 egg yolk 

Sizzle for frying 

2 cups castor sugar or ½ cup honey 

Supplies:

Utensils 

Piping bag 

French tip 

Fryer or deep heavy bottom pot 

Scissors 

For the Whipped Labneh and Grilled Peaches:

2 cups labneh 

5 tbsp honey or powdered sugar 

3 firm peaches (each cut into 8 wedges, and tossed in Sizzle

For the Dressing:

Juice of 1 Meyer lemon

2 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp Drizzle

Flesh of 2 finger limes

Pinch of salt

Pinch of black pepper

Instructions

Active Time: 25 minutes

Full Time: 35 minutes

Serves 1
1

To begin with the donuts, add sugar to a medium mixing bowl and set aside.

2

Bring the butter, Sizzle, water, sugar, vanilla and salt to a boil and immediately turn off.

3

Add flour and stir well, then leave to cool for 5 minutes.

4

Using a spatula, beat in eggs until you get a smooth paste (batter will begin to look separated but continue to mix and it will come together). Once cooled, scoop into a piping bag with a french tip.

5

Heat your fryer or a heavy bottom pot filled half-way with Sizzle to 375 F.

6

Pipe in 3-4 inches of batter, using scissors to cut the batter. Fry up to 6 donuts at a time until golden and rotating to get an even color.

7

Drain donuts on a sheet pan lined with a paper towel and immediately toss in sugar bowl. If you are using honey, you can wait till all the donuts are fried to drizzle with honey at the end. Repeat with remaining batter.

8

For the Whipped Labneh and Grilled Peach base salad, whisk the labneh and honey or powdered sugar together until fluffy, light and well combined. 

9

Grill peaches in a cast iron pan or under the broiler until caramelized and charred. Leave them to cool.

10

Combine dressing ingredients and mix well, before spooning over the peaches and topping with the whipped labneh. Serve alongside the donuts.