Doughssants with lemon glaze, blueberries and almonds

May 14, 2020 (Last Updated: May 8, 2020)
Doughssants with lemon glaze, blueberries and almonds

What’s a doughssant? A cross between a doughnut and croissant, of course!

Recipe and styling by Robyn Timson Moss

Photograph by Roelene Prinsloo

Doughssants with lemon glaze, blueberries and almonds

Serves: Makes 8
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins + 1 hr, to set

Ingredients

  • DOUGHSSANTS

  • 100g flour, to dust
  • 2 x 400g rolls store-bought butter puff pastry, defrostedwater, to brush
  • 50g melted butter, to brush
  • GLAZE

  • 450g icing sugar
  • 120ml lemon juice
  • TO DECORATE

  • 250g fresh blueberries
  • 150g almonds, roughly chopped
  • 1 bottle blue and white cake sprinkles

Instructions

1

For the doughssants, preheat the oven to 200°C. On a lightly floured surface, unroll each sheet of puff pastry and roll out once in two opposite directions with a rolling pin, just to smooth it out – the sheets must remain thick. Brush each sheet with a little water to make it sticky, then fold the sheets in half. Roll once more in two opposite directions. Using a 9 x 4cm round cookie cutter, cut 4 rounds out of each sheet. Use a 3 x 1cm cookie cutter to cut small holes in the middle of each circle.

2

Lay the 8 doughssants on a large, flat oven tray lined with non-stick baking paper. Brush with the melted butter. Bake until the doughssants are fully puffed and golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

3

For the glaze, mix the icing sugar and lemon juice together in a large bowl. Dip the top of each cooled doughssant once or twice into the glaze and place on a wire rack to allow the excess to drip off. While the glaze is still soft, decorate with the blueberries, almonds and sprinkles. Allow the glaze to set in a cool place for about 1 hour before serving.

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