Bomboloni

Super soft brioches! To be filled with custard or Nutella.

Ingredients

  • 350g Manitoba flour
  • 70g mother yeast
  • 100ml milk
  • 70g sugar
  • 50g butter
  • 1 egg+1 yolk
  • Vanilla
  • Lemon or orange zest
  • salt  1/2 teaspoon
  • custard or Nutella

Directions 

  1. In the mixer bowl add eggs, sugar, flour, vanilla, zest, salt, milk and mother yeast. Mix on low speed to form a soft dough.
  2. With motor running add in the butter piece by piece. Knead for 10 minutes on minimum speed, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
  3. Remove the mixing bowl, cover with lightly oiled clear film and leave to rise overnight in the fridge.
  4. Carefully roll out the chilled dough (1-1/2cm thickness).
  5. Cut the dough with a pastry cutter of about 8cm.
  6. Let rise until puffy and light.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes at 180°C or fry.