Homemade Bomboloni Recipe

🍩 Bomboloni Recipe

Ingredients

For the Dough • 500g bread flour

• 250ml whole milk (lukewarm)
• 70g sugar
• 7g active dry yeast
• 2 large eggs (room temperature)
• 75g unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• Oil for frying

For the Filling (Vanilla Pastry Cream)

• 500ml whole milk
• 4 egg yolks
• 120g sugar
• 40g cornstarch
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 25g butter

Instructions

1. Mix lukewarm milk, sugar, and yeast. Let it sit for 5–10 minutes until foamy.
2. Add flour, eggs, vanilla, and salt. Knead for about 5 minutes.
3. Add softened butter gradually and knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.
4. Cover and let it rise for 1.5–2 hours until doubled in size.
5. Roll the dough to about 1.5 cm thickness and cut into round shapes. Let them rise again for 45 minutes.
6. Heat oil to 170°C and fry until deep golden brown on both sides. Remove and drain.
7. Heat milk for the cream. In a bowl, whisk egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch.
8. Slowly pour hot milk into the mixture while whisking, then cook until thick.
9. Add butter, mix well, and let it cool completely.
10. Make a hole in each donut, fill with cream, and dust with powdered sugar.