Cardamom-Cream-Filled Sugar Doughnuts

Name: Cardamom-Cream-Filled Sugar Doughnuts
Yield: Makes about 1 dozen
Ingredients: ¾ cup whole milk; 1 Tbsp. active dry yeast; ¼ cup sugar, plus more; 3½ cups (or more) all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt; 2 large eggs; 2 large egg yolks; 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature, plus more for bowl; 2½ cups whole milk; 2 Tbsp. green cardamom pods, lightly crushed; 4 large egg yolks; ¼ cup cornstarch; ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt; 1 cup sugar, divided; All-purpose flour (for dusting); Vegetable oil (for frying; about 8 cups); ⅓ cup heavy cream; 3" diameter biscuit cutter; deep-fry thermometer

By Samantha Seneviratne

July 2, 2021

Photo by Isa Zapata, food styling by Micah Morton, prop styling by Nicole Louie

Deep-frying doesn't need to be scary. Make sure to use a pot that can hold a couple inches of oil and still have another inch or two of empty space above it, and lay the dough into the oil gently before letting go so it slides right in. Cracking your own green cardamom pods is essential both for freshness and for infusing plenty of flavor into the cream filling without adding any texture, keeping it silky and light. (Get Samantha’s recipe for Cardamom-Cream-Filled Doughnuts here, and watch her make both recipes here!)