The Great British Bake off 2019: Festival Week
To be honest I thought that festival week was about our amazing British music festivals, which was one of the jokes of this episode. Alas, it is about holidays, festivals in different cultures. So as it is October I decided that my festival will be halloween. So if you love everything pumpkin, take a seat…
Festival Week
Signature: 12 yeasted festival buns
Technical: 12 Sicilian cassatelle
Showstopper: Kueh lapis cake (Indonesian celebration layered cake)
Baked pumpkin donuts
Pre-baking information: You don’t need the moulds but I am so happy I bought them from amazon. Really easy recipe to make! Recipes from Live well bake often
Pumkin dough ingredients
125g plain flour
1tsp baking powder
1tsp pumpkin spice (or mixed spice)
1/4 tsp salt
85g pumpkin puree
65g brown sugar
60ml milk (I used coconut milk and it worked well)
1 egg
30g unsalted butter (melted and slightly cooled)
1tsp vanilla extract
Glaze ingredients
120g icing sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
15ml maple syrup or honey
15ml milk (put it in slowly to achieve the perfect texture of spreadable and thick)
Method
Preheat oven to 350ºf/ /gas mark
Spray a donut pan with spray oil
Mix flour, baking powder, spices, and salt in a bowl
In a mixing bowl beat pumpkin puree, brown sugar, milk, egg, butter, and vanilla together until fully combined.
Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture
Spoon the mixture with a teaspoon into the moulds and spread so they are even (don’t over flow)
Bake for 10-12 minutes - toothpick when inserted should come out clean and there should be a golden coating
Allow to cool/rest for 5 minutes before taking them out of the moulds
Remove from moulds and whilst cooling make the glaze
Mix powdered sugar, cinnamon, syrup, and milk until a think and spreadable glaze
When the the donuts are completely cooled, roll the tops of them on the glaze and place back to rest
If you want put them in the fridge to speed up the glaze process
Serve cold and keep up to 3 days in a container (to keep them soft).
Judge D opinion: The dough has such a good flavour & texture, the glaze is too sweet but overall I love it. 9/10 (Nanny life)
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