These pumpkin donuts taste amazing, are pretty easy to make and are going to help shed some important awareness on world hunger. Red Star Yeast has teamed up with Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief agency on a mission to end global hunger.
Stop Hunger Now relies a lot on volunteer work. Last year roughly 125,000 volunteers worldwide packaged more than 42 million meals for recipients in 30 countries. They don’t focus solely on food either,$9 million worth of donated goods including antibiotics, birthing kits, water filters, school desks, projectors, fabric and solar lights were sent to needy people. So as the holidays season comes around and you feel like doing something to help others, check out the website for ideas. You can simply donate or host your own event, every little bit helps!
Red Star Yeast would love for you to get in the kitchen and bake something. It could be as simple as a couple of loaves of bread where you can keep one and share the other with your community. This would be a great fun thing to do with kids on a weekend and then have them help you deliver the baked goods. A fire station, church or food bank are all excellent places to drop off some baked treats.
Red Star Yeast will donate a portion of the sales with a goal of providing 200,000 meals annually to Stop Hunger Now, and to make things even easier for you I’ve included a link to a BOGO coupon for their 3 pack yeast. Now you have no excuses to get some flour flying in the kitchen. Visit Red Star Yeast’s site for lots of recipe ideas, or you could just make these easy Pumpkin Donuts filled with Pumpkin Cream Cheese filling. Don’t forget to check out the other bloggers links below who are part of this worthy campaign, and see what they ended up baking.
Making these pumpkin donuts is quite easy and a perfect project for the weekend when things are a little slower around the house. I filled mine with a cream cheese and pumpkin spice cream, which was good enough to just eat straight from the piping bag! Don’t forget to make a double batch and then make somebody smile with the extras. Visit the Baking The World a Better Place site for more information!
More great recipes to choose from and a GIVEAWAY!
Giveaway will include: bread basket with warming stone, a signed copy of The New Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day book, Red Star Yeast mixing bowl, towel, dough whisk, apron and yeast. Visit the Rafflecopter widget below to enter! Contest open to U.S. and Canada.
Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Knots– A Kitchen Addiction
Pumpkin Challah Bread– Bakeaholic Mama
Apple Crisp Sweet Roll Coffee Cake– Barbara Bakes
Sweet Potato Crescent Rolls– Completely Delicious
Apple Cinnamon Pull Apart bread– Girl Versus Dough
Cream Cheese Filled Brioche Sweet Rolls– Miss in The Kitchen
Sourdough Sandwich Bread– My Kitchen Addiction
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Icing– Roxanna’s Home Baking
Fluffy No-Knead Refrigerator Rolls– Stephie Cooks
Snickerdoodle Bagels with Cinnamon Crunch Topping– The Law Student’s Wife
Apple Honey Pecan Sticky Buns– Tutti Dolci
Click on this Stop Hunger Now Pinterest board link and repin my donuts. I might just win an awesome prize!
Chocolate Glazed Pumpkin Donuts
Ingredients
- 2 envelope packages Red Star Quick Rise Yeast
- 4 tablespoons warm water
- 6 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 4 oz stick of butter at room temperature
- 6 egg yolks
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 quart vegetable/canola oil for frying
For The cream Filling
- 2 oz x 8 packages cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
For The Chocolate Glaze
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 10 oz chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk the yeast and warm water. Let rest for about 7 minutes until it gets frothy.
- In a stand mixer, combine the flour, milk, butter, yolks, sugar, spice and yeast mixture.
- Mix until the dough comes together and then mix for about 4-5 more minutes.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm area.
- When the dough has doubled in size, dump it onto a floured work surface and roll it out until it's about 1inch thick.
- Using a 3 inch wide cookie or scone cutter, cut the donuts out and transfer them to a few parchment lined baking sheets.
- Cover them with a towel and let rise for about an hour or until risen and puffy.
- Heat the oil to 375 degrees using a thermometer for accuracy.
- Fry the donuts for 40 seconds on each side and transfer to a plate covered with paper towel to soak up any oil.
- Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, pumpkin and spice on low at first. Gradually speed it up until you can beat on high until there are no lumps and the cream is light and fluffy.
- In a small pot, heat the heavy cream until warm, add the chocolate chips and let melt, stirring until the sauce is smooth. Let cool for 20-30 minutes.
- Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke each donut making a hole inside. Fill a nozzle fitted piping bag with the cream filling and fill each donut until the cream starts to come out of the hole.
- Finally dip the donut into the chocolate glaze and wipe off the excess.
- Let the glaze set and serve. Best eaten on the day they are made.
Omg, THESE donuts. They sound like the most amazing thing and I’m sad I haven’t eaten them yet. Yum!
I would definitely go with yours, they look sinful! I love pumpkin season and chocolate is good anytime of the year.
Most definitely your Chocolate Glazed Pumpkin Donuts! Can’t get enough pumpkin!!!
Pinned and pinned!! Love the donuts and the message behind them. Well done!!
yeah, so I need to make these doughnuts
AMAZING Gerry
Yours!
Oh my stars-those donuts look AMAZING. I’d love to make these, the Apple Crisp Sweet Roll Coffee Cakes and the Snickerdoodle Bagels…..who am I kidding EVERYTHING looks wonderful! :)
I am so down with this recipe, and Red Star awesomeness! I now want donuts, thanks.
from Stephie Cooks Fluffy No-Knead Refrigerator Rolls since everyone loves a warm roll
Love these donuts, Gerry! I think I need a dozen :).
Done Laura ;)
I’d make all of them but especially these doughnuts and the pumpkin challah bread
Your donuts look irresistible! Love the pumpkin filling.
Thanks Barbara!!
These are probably the most fantastic doughnuts of all time!
I want to make these donuts and the cinnamon knots.
These doughnuts look Ahhhhhh…mazing! I’ll be making these for sure!
The pumpkin cinnamon rolls!!!
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/272256739948856939/
I’d like to make them all, but I think I’ll start with the Apple Cinnamon Streusel Pull-Apart Bread
wow. Those look absolutely incredible.
Sourdough sandwich bread. I love making fresh bread…and feel so accomplished after it’s baked!
I am going to be baking up the chocolate glazed pumpkin donuts for sure they look yummy!!!
I will definitely make these Chocolate Glazed Pumpkin Donuts and I would also like to make the Apple Cinnamon Streusel Pull-apart Bread.
I am also interested in trying the pumpkin challah recipe.
wow, these look amazing. just might have to make them. its going to be cold here this weekend, and these look like they would be perfect with a hot cup of coffee.
Wonderful cause and insanely beautiful donuts!! Pinned – hope you win!! :-D
Thanks Kate :)
These donuts look amazing!!! So beautiful! Pinning!
Thanks Chris!
Dang, they all look so good! Those little blobs of filling poking out of your donuts are killing me.
Your doughnuts and the sourdough bread. Pinned!!
I came back to your page through the Pinterest link via Red Star Yeast and must say these donuts are freakin’ sexy! If I ever muster up the courage to make my own fried donuts these will be it.
definaetly these chocolate pumpkin donuts!
I suspect I’ll be trying a least a few of the recipes on the Pinterest board, but first, I’m going for the Apple Streusel Pull Apart Bread.
I can’t decide on just one to make!! I want to make them all!!!
All!
Chocolate covered pumpkin donuts, would love to make some asap!
What a delightful pairing! These look delicious!
I would probably make the pumpkin spice cinnamon knots, to use the yeast. But really I just want to make the pumpkin filling from these donuts and eat it with a spoon. Totally acceptable, right?
I have never attempted to make donuts, but this recipe might change my mind! I also like the look of the Apple Cinnamon streusel pull apart bread from the pinterest board.
I’d like to make the Apple Crisp Sweet Rolls.
I was just getting started on making these yummy looking donuts but I’m confused about the amount of butter..the way it’s written is confusing to me. Can you help asap