Bring the Heath Doughnuts – Gourdough’s Copycat

Name: Bring the Heath Doughnuts – Gourdough’s Copycat
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 110 min
Ingredients: 1/3 cup sugar; 1 egg (room temperature); 1 cup whole milk (heated to 110-115 degrees); 1 tbsp active dry yeast; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp salt; 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cups flour (divided); 1/2 cup butter (cold, cut into 20-24 cubes); 4 oz reduced-fat cream cheese (softened); 4 tbsp unsalted butter (softened); 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup Heath bits

June 26, 2013

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Bring the Heath Doughnuts – A delicious baked yeast doughnut topped with cream cheese frosting and Heath candy pieces.

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I’m about to blow your mind. Are you ready for this??

So y’all know I went to Austin, TX for BlogHer Food ’13 at the beginning of the month right? Well, weeks before I left, I had made plans with a bunch of blogger buddies to head over to Gourdough’s Doughnuts for some out-of-this-world doughnut goodness. Kristen came up with this amazing idea that we could all pick a doughnut and try to recreate that doughnut once we got home. We had a spreadsheet and everything people. I mean, we are so organized, right?

Well, I saw the Bring the Heath Doughnut and I was sold. Heath is one of my favorite candies. I like it in pretty much everything from no bake cookies to brownie trifles. When I thought about doughnuts topped with Heath bits… Get in my belly!

I’m sure I don’t need to tell you how heavenly this doughnut is. I actually ordered two doughnuts and both were SPECTACULAR. The doughnuts are ginormous, soft, sweet and absolutely perfect! Now I wanted you guys to be able to recreate this at home without a bunch of fancy equipment and without having to break out your deep fryer (I so need to get one of those!) so I made a baked version that you’re going to love!

This doughnut is a raised baked doughnut that actually tastes like a traditionally fried doughnut without all the mess. While they are absolutely amazing straight from the oven, these doughnuts also stay soft for at least a day after baking (I can’t attest to any longer times because we ate them all so quickly…)

The cream cheese icing is phenomenal and when topped with Heath bits – look out world!

Want to check out some other Gourdough’s Doughnuts? Go see some of my friends today!

From the picture above, they are in order from the top left corner looking left to right:

PB & J by Capturing Joy | Granny’s Pie by Crazy for Crust | Heavenly Hash by Something Swanky | The Carney (Apple Pie Doughnuts) by Shugary Sweets | The Flying Pig by The Novice Chef | Dirty Berry by Inside BruCrew Life | Bring the Heath by Mom on Timeout | Son of a Peach by Chef-in-Training | Mama’s Cake by The Domestic Rebel | The Mother Clucker by Oh Sweet Basil | Cherry Bombs by My Life as a Mrs.| The Funky Monkey by The Little Kitchen | The Baby Rattler by Confessions of a Cookbook Queen | Black Out Cupcakes {inspired by Gourdoughs} by Cookies & Cups | ODB by Sweet Treats and More| The Puddin’ by Lauren’s Latest | Naughty & Nice by Life’s Ambrosia | Miss Shortcake by Kevin & Amanda

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