Smoked Donut with Maple Whisky Glaze

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Fall’s Best Kept Secret: Smoked Maple Whisky Donuts! Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and dripping in a rich maple. Whisky glaze that’ll have you savoring every bite. It’s the perfect blend of sweet, smoky, and oh-so-satisfying. These aren’t just any donuts—they’re a fall must-try!

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

  • Ingredients: Maple Whisky Glaze
  • 113g (1 Cup) Confectioners Sugar
  • 100g (â…“ Cup) Maple Syrup
  • 4g (1 Tbsp) Whisky
  • 1g (½ tsp) Ultra-Tex 3
  • Ingredients: Doughnut
  • 28g (2 Tbsp) Melted Butter
  • 25g (2 Tbsp) Cooking Oil
  • 1 Egg
  • 100g (½ Cup ) Sugar
  • 115g (½ Cup) Buttermilk
  • 3g ( ½ tsp) Vanilla Paste
  • 175g (1 ¼ Cup ) All Purpose Flour
  • 1.5g (½ tsp) Baking Powder
  • 3g (½ tsp) Baking Soda
  • 1g (½ tsp) Grated Cinnamon
  • .5g (½ tsp) Grated Nutmeg

Equipment

  • Smoking Gun / Wood Chips
  • Blender 
  • Stand Mixer
  • Rubber Spatula
  • Pan Spray
  • Doughnut Baking Pans
  • Pastry Bag
  • Wire Rack

Timing

Active Time: 30 Minutes Total Time: 1 Hour

Yield

11 Donuts

  • Create Glaze

    Dry mix the sugar and Ultra-Tex 3.
     
    In a bowl stir the maple syrup and the whiskey together. 
     
    Add the dry mix to the wet and whisk until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes.
     
    You can cook the alcohol off the whiskey and if you decide to do so you will have to cook up 3 tablespoons to get to 1 tbsp.
     

  • Prepare. Wet and Dry Ingredients

    Preheat oven to 356°F and dry mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and reserve.
     
    In the blender add the buttermilk, melted butter, egg and vanilla.
     

  • Smoke Wet Ingredients

    Place the hose of the smoking gun into the lid hole and wrap with food film.
     
    Add wood chips to the burn chamber, turn on and light the wood chips.
     
    When smoke starts to fill up and the blender pitcher turn on the blender on and sets it to medium high speed.
     
    Continue smoking for 10 minutes refilling the burn chamber as needed.
     
    Once you are done smoking the wet ingredients pour it into the stand mixer bowl.
     

  • Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients

     Add the dry mix and mix with the whisk attachment for two to three minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
     
    Using the rubber spatula, scrape all of the batter into the pastry bag.
     
    Oil or spray the doughnut baking pan.
     
    Pipe the batter into 80% of the doughnut cavity’s capacity.
     

  • Bake and Glaze Donuts

     Bake for 9 to 11 minutes. Remove from the oven, tap out doughnuts onto the wire rack and let cool for 15 minutes.
     
    Dip the doughnut into the whisky glaze and set on a wire rack glaze side up.
     
    Optionally you can sprinkle a crispy element on top like a granola for added texture.
     
    Enjoy!
     
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