Doughnuts with Honey Poached Pears
Golden sugar-dusted doughnuts meet honey-poached pears, creamy vanilla ice cream, and crunchy honeycomb. A dessert dream come true! James used an all-natural bitter honey aperitif from BEESOU.
Ingredients
- 4 English pears, peeled
- 1 vanilla pod
- 150g caster sugar
- 1 lemon, rind only
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 100ml Beesou honey aperitif
- Water, to cover
For the doughnuts
- 500g strong plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 50g caster sugar
- 50g melted butter
- 7g sachet yeast
- 2 eggs
- 150ml warm milk
- Vegetable oil, for frying
To serve
- Vanilla ice cream
- Honeycomb
Method
- Mix all the ingredients together for the donuts in a kitchen aid with a dough hook and knead for 5 minutes. Leave to prove until double in size.
- Shape into mini round doughnuts, then deep fry at 170°C. Drain and toss in caster sugar
- To poach the pears, place them in a pan with the vanilla, sugar, and spices and pop the lemon in too. Bring to the boil then simmer for 15 minutes. Place into jars, cover in the poaching liquid and cool. Seal tight.
- To serve, sit a pear on a plate with a dollop of ice cream, followed by the doughnut and garnish with honeycomb.
Ingredients
- 4 English pears, peeled
- 1 vanilla pod
- 150g caster sugar
- 1 lemon, rind only
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 100ml Beesou honey aperitif
- Water, to cover
For the doughnuts
- 500g strong plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 50g caster sugar
- 50g melted butter
- 7g sachet yeast
- 2 eggs
- 150ml warm milk
- Vegetable oil, for frying
To serve
- Vanilla ice cream
- Honeycomb
Method
- Mix all the ingredients together for the donuts in a kitchen aid with a dough hook and knead for 5 minutes. Leave to prove until double in size.
- Shape into mini round doughnuts, then deep fry at 170°C. Drain and toss in caster sugar
- To poach the pears, place them in a pan with the vanilla, sugar, and spices and pop the lemon in too. Bring to the boil then simmer for 15 minutes. Place into jars, cover in the poaching liquid and cool. Seal tight.
- To serve, sit a pear on a plate with a dollop of ice cream, followed by the doughnut and garnish with honeycomb.
