Description
Flaky, buttery homemade cronuts filled with creamy pastry cream and rolled in sugar for a classic bakery-style dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1/2 cup milk, warmed
- 1 packet active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups vegetable oil for frying
- 1/2 cup sugar for coating
- 1 cup pastry cream or whipped cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in warm milk and let sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
- Mix flour, sugar, and salt, then cut in cold butter until crumbly.
- Add yeast mixture, egg, and vanilla and mix into a soft dough.
- Knead dough for 5 to 7 minutes until smooth, then refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Roll dough into a rectangle, fold like a letter, and repeat three times.
- Cut doughnut shapes and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Heat oil to 350°F and fry cronuts 2 to 3 minutes per side until golden.
- Drain, roll in sugar, and fill with pastry cream or whipped cream.
Notes
- Keep butter cold to maintain flaky layers.
- Fry in small batches to keep oil temperature steady.
- Prep Time: 75 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Dessert
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cronut
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 280 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg