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Orange Scented Bomboloni with Pastry Cream and Chocolate Orange Dipping Sauce

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TOTAL TIME: 10 hr 20 min
Prep: 1 hr
Inactive Prep: 9 hr
Cook: 20 min
 
YIELD: 4 servings
LEVEL: Intermediate

ingredients

ORANGE PASTRY CREAM:
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • Pinch fine sea salt
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks
BOMBOLONI:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1/2 cup lukewarm water, plus more if needed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons clover honey
  • 1 1/2 envelopes active dry yeast (3 1/4 teaspoons)
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1/3 cup pure cane granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • Canola oil, for greasing
CHOCOLATE-ORANGE DIPPING SAUCE:
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 cups canola oil, for frying and greasing
  • Pure cane granulated sugar, for rolling
  • All-purpose flour, for dusting
  • Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
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Directions

For the pastry cream: Bring the milk to a simmer in a small saucepan over low heat. Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, salt and eggs in a small bowl until pale. Slowly whisk in the hot milk, and then return the mixture to the pan and whisk constantly over medium heat until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add the liqueur and cook for 30 seconds longer. Remove from the heat, stir in the butter, vanilla and orange zest. Cover with plastic wrap and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours. Just before using, fold in the whipped cream until combined. Keep cold.

For the bomboloni: Combine 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of the flour, the water, honey and yeast in the bowl of an electric stand mixer and mix. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature until foamy, about 1 hour.

Return the bowl to the mixer, fitted with a dough hook. Add the remaining flour, along with the milk, granulated sugar, salt and egg yolks. Mix at low speed until blended, and then add the butter. Knead at medium speed until silky but sticky, about 5 minutes. Keep in mind that the dough will not pull away from the sides of the bowl. Scrape the dough into an oiled bowl using an oiled spatula and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight. The dough will not rise.

For the dipping sauce: Bring the heavy cream to a simmer in a small saucepan. Put the chocolate in a medium bowl. Add the hot cream and let sit for 1 minute. Gently whisk until smooth; stir in the orange liqueur and vanilla extract. Keep warm.

For frying: Heat the canola oil in a large saucepan to 360 degrees F. Line a wire rack with paper towels. Fill a shallow bowl with 1/2 inch granulated sugar. Roll out the dough on a lightly-floured surface to a scant 1/2-inch thick. Stamp out 32 rounds using a 1/2-inch-round biscuit cutter; do not re-roll the dough. Fry the rounds, 8 at a time, until they are browned, about 4 minutes. Be sure to keep the oil between 360 degrees F and 375 degrees F. Transfer the bomboloni to paper towels to drain the excess oil, then roll them in the granulated sugar. Continue frying and rolling the remaining bomboloni.

Fit a pastry bag with a 1/4-inch plain tip and fill with the pastry cream. Gently push the tip three-fourths of the way into the bomboloni and squeeze in the cream, pulling the tip out slightly as you squeeze to fill them as much as possible. Serve warm. Dip into the chocolate-orange sauce and dust with confectioners' sugar.

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