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Pumpkin Pie Brioche Doughnuts

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It might be a little ironic to make the least healthy bread in Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day but it’s true….that’s what I did. 

Well maybe not the most unhealthy…..I mean come on this bread has whole wheat flour AND pumpkin in it so it’s totally healthy.

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Disregard the fact that I fried them and then covered them in powdered sugar, cream cheese glaze, and cinnamon and sugar. Totally not important right now. The important thing is to get a bunch of friends and eat these as soon as possible.

This saturday I hosted the first ever Pinterest White Elephant party possibly in the history of the world (considering Pinterest is so young, I’m banking on this fact). It was a glorious event. My girlfriend Olivia rocked Leah’s new Aerocinno 3 frother most of the night churning out specialty coffee’s for all of us. Turns out this thing is pretty much amazing. It got left at our house overnight and after making our coffee in the morning with it, we were more than a little reluctant to add it to the bag of goodies to return to everyone at church.

We also made buckets of homemade doughnuts….and yes in case you were wondering….they were amazing.

I used the Whole Wheat Pumpkin Brioche recipe in this fabulous book to create these little beauties. The pumpkin and spices shone through and really melded all of the flavors perfectly. They are surprisingly light and yet have the perfect density to them which is incredible considering how much whole wheat flour is in them. I actually ran out of regular flour and subbed in some extra whole wheat even so this was a great success in my book.

I also learned from the book that when fried at the proper temperature they absorb very little actual oil so they really aren’t that bad for you. Score.

Take away point? You can have your doughnuts and eat them too.

Unless you eat the 3 dozen or so doughnut holes that I did. At that point no one can help you.

Then you must go for a run.

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It really is fitting because it’s the end of summer and I keep trying to convince myself that it is fall. In Oregon I held a mutual appreciation and disdain for fall, it always came too soon and left too quickly. Leaving short days and cold, icy mornings and frozen fingers.

In the south, fall is where it is at. After the summer heat and humidity any degree of coolness is greeted with open arms. Hoodie weather doesn’t really start until December here most of the time, so fall is a bit of a strange layering experience here as it heats back up quickly in midday and you are threatened with suffocation. But slowly jeans are starting to appear, and I am even wearing my thinnest long sleeve shirt today with my jogging shorts.

It has me craving pumpkin spice latte’s and boots. Don’t get me started on boots. And scarves. Mmm.

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Let’s get down to business and make some doughnuts shall we?

To make the traditional shape doughnuts you will want to roll out the dough quite thin and then cut out the doughnuts. Think biscuits and you are good to go. I used an oversized glass and then just poked a hole through the middle and stretched the dough out. It turns out a bit more rustic look but I couldn’t find anything the right size for the center hole so this totally did the trick.

The excess dough is rolled up and turned into oversized doughnut holes, which we ended up loving even more than the doughnuts! No rolling pin needed, just pinch off the dough, roll it in your flour coated hands and drop them in the oil. Little balls of heaven right there.

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Heat your oil up to 360 degrees or so and toss carefully lower in up to 3 full size doughnuts or a bunch of doughnut holes. The big thing is to put them in one at a time and let them start to get a bit of a crust before adding the next one so they don’t stick to each other. Shaking the basket as soon as you drop them will prevent them from adhering the wires. Cook til medium brown on one side and then flip to the other side. It may take a few to figure out what works best in your fryer on the current day.

Eat all the test doughnuts under the guise of “making the perfect doughnut”.

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Strain on paper towels if using glaze. If you are going to toss in sugar I found that letting them drain for a second in the basket and then immediately rolling in the sugar seemed to create the best adhesion.

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Roll them in cinnamon and sugar, powdered sugar, or glaze. The cream cheese glaze I made was supposed to be a frosting that we were going to fill the doughnut holes with but….turns out when you are blabbering on and on with your girlfriends and dump in too much milk you end up with glaze. Weird chunky smack-you-in-the-face delicious glaze. It wasn’t the prettiest thing in the world but I didn’t feel like hauling out a blender in the middle of the party to make it anything other than tasty.

Then eat them. Please eat them hot. It’s such a crime to eat them cold. Just pile all your friends in the kitchen and let them attack the plate as they come out of the fryer. It’s a bonding experience really.

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Pumpkin Pie Brioche Doughnuts
 
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Cook time
20 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
Author: Healthy Bread in Five Minutes
Modified slightly to my pantry ingredients
Serves: 4 loaves
Ingredients
  • 4 c flour
  • 3½ c white wheat flour
  • ¼ c sugar
  • 1½ T yeast
  • 1 T salt
  • 1 t garahm marsala
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • ½ tsp cloves
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ginger
  • ¼ c honey
  • 4 eggs
  • ¾ c butter-melted
  • 15 oz pumpkin pie
Instructions
  1. Mix wet ingredients together.
  2. Mix dry ingredients together.
  3. Combine.
  4. Wait 2-3 hours til dough rises and collapses.
  5. Refrigerate dough for at least 2 hours before using.
  6. Fry at 360-370 degrees 1-4 minutes on each side depending on fryer and dough thickness.
  7. Dust with powdered sugar, cinnamon/sugar, or a cream cheese glaze.
Notes
2 tablespoons of vital wheat gluten is recommended to add to dry ingredients for storage but I didn't have any on hand. It has stored for several days for doughnuts and has held well. Have not tried to bake any yet.
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Review:

This book, like it’s predeccessor, is chock full of amazing recipes, but I am loving the twist of this version with the hearty breads and healthier versions of their sweeter counterparts. In light of our newfound surge in healthy eating and exercising (without neglecting the tasty splurges of life as is so apparent in this post) this book gives a great balanced view of how to improve the nutrition of your bread without sacrificing the flavor.

I am all for cooking healthy, but if it tastes bad it just doesn’t last around our house. Not to mention the fact that if I have to make bread from scratch everyday it never happens. The ability to store all of their doughs and cook them as need is hands down to best idea to hit the bread making world in a very long time. Everything I have cooked from their books and recipes have come out delicious and beautiful and it is SO easy! I have taught dozens of people who thought they could never make homemade bread how to do it with their method and I will forever be a huge fan.

Great job Zoe and Jeff! You hit it out of the park again!

We are thrilled to be partnering with Zoe and Jeff along with St. Martin’s Press  to bring you the chance to win a copy of this great book!

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Comments

  1. Kelsey Vengley-Rodriguez says

    September 3, 2012 at 1:45 AM

    Oh how I seriously have a love for good homemade bread!

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  2. Barb NMiles says

    September 3, 2012 at 1:18 AM

    I LOVE BREAD. Did I say I looooooove bread. I love Zoe and Jeff bread, so much so I've taught a katrillion people to make it. I even have a local seniors home save "pails" with lids for me so I can teach my guests to make bread… then give them the bucket of dough to keep. I have had the original white bread cookbook, but leant it to a dear friend who never gave it back and then I did not have the heart to ask for it back, so… winning THIS book would be ossom possum!

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  3. James Coyne says

    September 2, 2012 at 11:53 PM

    I love Raisin Bread

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  4. Sand says

    September 2, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    I love bread!

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  5. Saver Sara says

    September 2, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    I love bread and need all the help I can in making in!

    Reply
  6. AmberK says

    September 2, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    I love bread. I’d love to make sourdough bread. But it seems scary!

    Reply
  7. Lisa says

    September 2, 2012 at 10:02 PM

    I want to make french bread

    Reply
  8. shirley zolenski says

    September 2, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    I Love Bread but I don’t make it very well

    Reply
  9. Shannon says

    September 2, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    I DO love bread and I love lovely homemade bread in 5 minutes a day the best. I have the original book and would love to add this to my collection. Yay, bread! (and pumpkin donuts? BRILLIANT!)

    Reply
  10. Cheryl Reinhardt says

    September 2, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    I love sour dough bread! Have never tried making bread, but I do love to eat bread!!! All kinds of bread acutually!!!

    Reply
  11. Sherry Conrad says

    September 2, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    I love bread – in any way, shape or form.

    Reply
  12. Brenda Elsner says

    September 2, 2012 at 10:53 PM

    I love bread. Would love to make a banana bread without it burning or not being done in the middle. Never seems to turn out when I make it.

    Reply
  13. Kathy Pease says

    September 2, 2012 at 6:52 PM

    I love bread!all kinds of bread id especially love to try to make a rye bread

    Reply
  14. Jennifer Peaslee says

    September 2, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    I love bread! I’ve only made a basic white before that I use for pizza dough or rolls usually. I’d LOVE this book so I could make more!!!!

    Reply
  15. Joan Troche says

    September 2, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    I love bread! The look of it, the smell of it, the taste of it, the texture…seriously could live on bread and water.

    Reply
  16. Barbara Corella says

    September 2, 2012 at 10:23 AM

    I love Bread. It is the hardest thing to give up in my diet. So, I want to consider making it at home to make it more healthy.

    Reply
  17. Gaye M says

    September 2, 2012 at 7:45 AM

    I love bread in all its glorious varieties, but I never seem to have enough time to make it at home. I’d love to know how to make croissants.

    Reply
  18. Cathy Davis says

    September 2, 2012 at 3:41 AM

    I love bread! Truly! Just about any kind! ♥

    Reply
  19. Noreen says

    September 2, 2012 at 2:11 AM

    Always wanted to try making a braided loaf of bread but never works
    Also never brave enough to try making doughnut

    Reply
  20. Jennifer says

    September 2, 2012 at 1:52 AM

    I love Sourdough bread, but have never attempted to make it.

    Reply
  21. Jennifer Paige says

    September 2, 2012 at 12:45 AM

    I love bread! I’ve always wanted to make artisan bread and screw it up every time.

    Reply
  22. Sarah Tracey says

    September 1, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    I would love to make french bread.

    Reply
  23. jean olaughlin says

    September 1, 2012 at 11:38 PM

    I love bread! I would love to make french bread. haven’t had much luck up to now.

    Reply
  24. Lucy Schwartz says

    September 1, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    I suck making bread. I tried at least 2 times and no success. The first was a no fail rye bread. It was a doorstop although it loked and smelled heavenly. I need some positive reinforcement so I need this book.

    Reply
  25. Christine says

    September 1, 2012 at 10:26 PM

    I love bread

    Reply
  26. Daniel M says

    September 1, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    I love bread! i forget the name of the sweetbread, haven’t had it in ages

    Reply
  27. katfam says

    September 1, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    I love bread! I used to have this recipe for Portuguese Sweet Bread that was heavenly. I wish I knew how to make it quicker and easier.

    Reply
  28. Jennifer M says

    September 1, 2012 at 3:28 PM

    I love bread! I’d love to make my own pumpernickel for grilled cheese or white chocolate apricot bread.

    Reply
  29. Ed Nemmers says

    September 1, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    I love bread and would like to make a cheesy Italian bread!

    Reply
  30. angie says

    August 31, 2012 at 7:24 PM

    I love bread. All kinds of it.

    Reply
  31. randi says

    August 31, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    I love bread! I’d love to learn how to make pumpernicle.

    Reply
  32. Jamie says

    August 30, 2012 at 7:31 PM

    I love bread! I’d love to make a crusty French bread, but those doughnuts look amazing too!

    Reply
  33. Shannon Baas says

    August 30, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    I love bread especially whole wheat.

    Reply
  34. Cindi-Lee Milton says

    August 30, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    I LOVE BREAD! This is an all time favorite book in this house 😉 BUT I have NOT tried making donuts this way…hmmmm Dad will keep me forever in the kitchen if I let him taste these amazing treats! The air is getting cooler, great time to crank up the oven for more BREAD!

    Reply
  35. deana c says

    August 30, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    I love bread! I would love to learn how to make croissants!

    Reply
  36. Rhonda Desgranges says

    August 28, 2012 at 11:57 PM

    I love bread! My family loves bread!! I have trouble making baugettes.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  37. Michaela says

    August 28, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    I love bread! My favorite bread is a Norwegian-style whole grain loaf that my mother-in-law makes. It has a crunchy exterior and lots of texture from seeds all throughout the center. It calls for special type of flours that are very coarse. I think I need to grind my own flour to be able to perfect this texture. The day will come…

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  38. manda says

    August 27, 2012 at 9:30 PM

    I love bread!

    Reply
  39. Cal says

    August 27, 2012 at 7:35 PM

    I do love bread! All kinds, from sourdough, to baguette to hearty multigrain, to indulgence type breads such as pumpkin bread and zucchini bread.

    Reply
  40. Kelly says

    August 27, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    I love bread. Oh my, I’m loving the pumpkin doughnut bites. I’ve got a Pastry/Baking Arts certification and anything to make healthy bread faster I’m all for it. I hope I win.

    Reply
  41. anna says

    August 27, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    I would love to make baguettes or soft textured sandwich bread…mine always has a hard crust…love the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes original cookbook! Thanks for the chance to win.

    Reply
  42. Elizabeth says

    August 27, 2012 at 6:37 PM

    I would like to make French Bread. I just have never had the time to try to make it.

    Reply
  43. casey stonecypher says

    August 27, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    I want to make the French baguettes in the first artisan bread book. Mine always come out hard and dry!

    Reply

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