SUPER SOFT BEFANA DONUTS are easy, delicious raised sweets perfect for both kids and adults, great for breakfast or as a snack, brioche donuts for Epiphany.
Delicious Befana donuts, they are super soft brioches with ricotta dough, perfect for breakfast or a snack for children and adults on Epiphany day.
The recipe for Befana donuts is very simple, they can be made either by hand or with a mixer, the ricotta in the dough can be eliminated or replaced with butter if you prefer.
You can prepare the Befana donuts in advance and freeze them, especially for birthday parties, they will disappear quickly, so it’s better to make more.
Follow me in the kitchen today for the super soft Befana donuts.
Published January 2, 2019 19:01
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 3 Hours 20 Minutes
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 7-8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Epiphany, All Seasons
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or type 0)
- 1 tsp fresh yeast
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 1/2 tbsp butter
- 3 1/2 tbsp ricotta
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup sugar
- lemon zest
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips
Steps
Dissolve the yeast in cold milk and pour it into the mixer.
Then add the flour, sugar, egg, diced butter, ricotta, and grated lemon zest.
Knead well, adding flour if too soft or milk if too firm.
The dough should be soft and elastic, not sticky.
Then add the chocolate chips, about 2-3 tablespoons, and finish working the dough.
Remove it from the mixer, shape into a ball, and let rise in a covered bowl for about 3 hours.
It should double in size.
After rising, divide the dough into pieces of about 90-100 grams.
You should be able to make 7-8 donuts.
Shape into sticks and close into donuts.
Then let rest on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or greased for 20 minutes.
Bake for 15 minutes at 350°F, they should turn golden.
The donuts are ready to eat, if you need to store them, let them cool completely before sealing them in food bags.
Bon appétit
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SUPER SOFT BEFANA DONUTS with Chocolate Chips
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