I got a doughnut pan for my birthday. Clearly I had to use it as soon as humanly possible.
I had this idea in my head about chocolate doughnuts with earl grey glaze for weeks.Way back when Eric and ol’ Shecky took me on a sweet Dunkin date before ice fishing on Valentine’s weekend I had one of those brownie batter doughnuts, and earl grey tea (home brewed in a travel mug) and an epiphany all at the same time. Chocolate and Earl grey is one of my favorite combinations in the whole wide world. Earl Gray tea brewed strong, with a splash of milk and some sugar to make it so nice a smooth is pretty amazing on its own, but the addition of chocolate sends me over the moon. So I had to combine these two things, I was obsessed it had to happen, and soon!
It happened last weekend. Thank god for family get-togethers since Chuck and I did not need to eat the entire dozen on our own.
For the chocolate doughnuts I used Joy the Bakers recipe. I actually did something pretty impressive and set everything up, you know that whole Mise en Place thing, yeah I did that. I even mixed the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients separately like the recipe suggests. Honestly I really think it made the whole process easier and cleaner. Maybe I can get behind this whole baking thing after all. For once I actually enjoyed the baking part of it all. To top is off doughnuts themselves were wonderfully light, fluffy and chocolaty. Basically they were perfect!
The glaze was more of an experiment. I started out with the basic glaze liquid to powdered sugar ration and kept adding more sugar until I reached the texture I was going for. The earl grey flavor didn’t come through as much as I would have liked, but it was still nice and mellow. I added a light sprinkle of some of the ground tea leaves for some fun, and a hint more flavor, but that’s totally not necessaryEarl Grey Glaze
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup strongly brewed earl grey tea (plus extra if necessary)
In a small bowl whisk together confectioners’ sugar and tea, a few table spoons at a time, until the desired thickness is achieved.
To coat simply dip the doughnuts into the bowl and give them a good swirl. Carefully pull them out watching for drips and set them frosting side up on plate or rack to set.
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup strongly brewed earl grey tea (plus extra if necessary)
In a small bowl whisk together confectioners’ sugar and tea, a few table spoons at a time, until the desired thickness is achieved.
To coat simply dip the doughnuts into the bowl and give them a good swirl. Carefully pull them out watching for drips and set them frosting side up on plate or rack to set.