Orange donut: the recipe for a soft, high and fragrant dessert

The orange donut it’s a sweet of belief sweet and fragrant prepared with orange juice and zest. A soft and very tall donut that smells of orange, ideal for serving at breakfast: if desired, it can be sprinkled on the surface with a veil of frosting which will make it even more spectacular. It is a recipe that can be prepared in a short time and which recalls, in the procedure, the Orange cake without butter. To do this, just whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl until the mixture is compact and frothy, then add the juice and orange zest, then bake and add, finally , the Orange Marmalade on the surface if you prefer. The Donut is a very soft dessert very popular with children and the orange version is an excellent concentrate of Vitamin C : try it and you will never give it up.

If you like citrus flavors, you can also make a delicious one. Lemon donut: very fragrant and delicious, also ideal as an after-meal.

How to prepare the orange donut

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Separate the yolks from the whites. Put the egg yolks in a bowl with the sugar and whisk them until you get a frothy mixture. Collect the zest and juice from the oranges and pass it through a sieve, so as to remove all residues and seeds. Add the juice and zest to the egg yolks whisked with the sugar, stirring from bottom to top to avoid breaking up the mixture. Gradually add the sifted flour (1) and the baking powder, continuing to mix from bottom to top.

Add the melted butter to the double boiler. Beat the egg whites until stiff and add them little by little, always mixing the ingredients gently to keep the mixture light and well whipped. Butter and flour a donut mold and pour the mixture (2). Bake in a preheated oven at 170 ° C for 30 minutes. Take out of the oven after testing the toothpick to make sure the cake is well cooked inside as well. Let your orange donut cool and serve it sprinkled with icing sugar or decorated with a light icing (3).

storage

Orange donut can be stored wrapped in foil for 2-3 days, so it will not lose its sweetness.