These black sesame doughnuts taste wonderful but it’s the caramel miso glaze that makes them shine. A bit like the Nutella cream in the hazelnut sponge I posted a little while ago, I couldn’t seem to keep my fingers out of the bowl, once glazing had finished, to scoop up the remaining drips and dribbles.
I use black sesame paste in these black sesame doughnuts, also known as Nuri Goma in Japanese. You will be able to find it in Japanese or Asian grocery stores. It is one of those staple items I keep in my fridge. I use it in baking quite a bit, but it is just as nice spread on toast or fresh bread.
Please note that Nuri Goma is not the same as black tahini. Nuri Goma is made using roasted black sesame seeds and is sweetened with sugar or honey. Black tahini is made with oil, the sesame seeds aren’t roasted, and it has a completely different taste and texture.
If you can’t find Nuri Goma or are slightly turned off this recipe by having to purchase a special item, don’t be. You can easily make Nuri Goma at home. Roast ½ cup of black sesame seeds, then blitz in a mini processor with 4 tablespoons of honey. This will yield you around 6 tablespoons of Nuri Goma and just enough for this recipe. Now how easy was that!
Actually why I buy it I’m not quite sure, it really is simple to make. Oh hang on, I forgot, I’m lazy!
Black Sesame Doughnuts
Ingredients
- 180 ml (¾ cup) milk, lukewarm
- 3 teaspoons dry yeast
- 55 grams (¼ cup) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 300 grams (2 cups) plain flour, plus extra for kneading & dusting
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 whole egg
- 60 grams (¼ cup) black sesame paste
- canola oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a small bowl place lukewarm milk, yeast and 1 tablespoon of caster sugar. Mix the ingredients until combined and leave in a warm place for 10 minutes or until the surface of the mixture foams.
- If you have a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, then use it.
- In bowl of your electric stand mixer place the remaining caster sugar, flour, egg yolk, whole egg, black sesame paste and yeast mixture. Using your dough hook attachment beat on a low speed for 5 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- If you don’t have a mixer with a dough hook, then unfortunately you are going to have to knead the dough the old fashioned way. Bring ingredients together in a bowl until a rough dough has formed. Then on a lightly floured surface knead dough until it becomes smooth and elastic.
- Place dough in a lightly greased bow and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm location for around an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
- Once dough has risen turn it out on to a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes or until dough is once again smooth and elastic.
- Roll dough out until it is 1cm thick. Using an 8cm (3 inch) doughnut cutter, cut out doughnuts from the dough.
- Re-roll left over dough and cut out more doughnuts.
- Place cut doughnuts on non stick baking paper on a tray and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Place in a warm area and leave to rise for around 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Fill a large saucepan half way with oil and place over a medium heat until the temperature reaches 180°C (350°F). Fry the doughnuts a few at a time, 30 seconds on one side and then 30 seconds on the other side until brown and cooked through. Placed cooked doughnut on a cake rack lined with absorbent paper (kitchen towel) to cool.
- Once cool dip doughnuts in caramel miso glaze, sprinkle with sesame seeds if you desire, and leave on a cake rack to set.
Caramel Miso Glaze
Ingredients
- 30 grams 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon shiro miso paste
- 320 grams 2 cups icing sugar (confectioners sugar) sifted
- 60 ml ¼ cup boiling water
Instructions
- Place icing sugar in a medium bowl.
- In a small saucepan melt butter. Add brown sugar and miso, stir until completely combined and sugar has dissolved. Add boiling water and mix.
- Pour miso butter mixture into your icing sugar and mix thoroughly. Use immediately.
Nutrition
I also fried up the doughnut holes and the scrappy pieces of left over dough. The scrappy pieces were eaten non iced and as soon as they were cool enough to handle. I decided to dunk the black sesame doughnut holes also in the glaze, but Josh came up with a great idea after I had dunked the lot. Why not toss them in some matcha sugar? This would have been not as messy and quite tasty. Actually that almost sounds like another recipe post doesn’t it!
Sara xxx
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Kelsey @ Kelsey in the Kitchen
These look so interesting! I’ve never heard of black sesame seed before, so forgive me if this a silly question! What exactly is black sesame seed? What kind of flavor does it add to this recipe in particular? Maybe I missed that bit…so sorry if I did! These look fantastic 😀
April J Harris
I have never heard of black sesame seeds – I need to see if I can find some. Your Black Sesame Doughnuts with Caramel Miso Glaze sound amazing! What a fabulous combination of flavours!
Ali @ Home & Plate
I have never tried black sesame donuts but these look mouthwatering. I am going to have to give these a try. I am intrigued by the flavor combination.
sue | theviewfromgreatisland
These are absolutely stunning! And I just happen to have a big bag of black sesame seeds in the cupboard. I’ve never heard of black sesame paste, I will look for it, or make it myself, as you say 🙂
Natalie Tamara @TheTofuDiaries
What an incredible-sounding flavour combo! Nuri Goma is going straight on my shopping list as it sounds right up my street and I love playing with new ingredients. I’ve got some great Asian supermarkets locally so fingers crossed it shouldn’t be hard to track down.
John | heneedsfood
I’d never even heard of Nuri Goma until now. How easy is it to make! And how easy would it be to polish off a batch of these stunning doughnuts!
Helen | Grab Your Fork
Oishii! Miso caramel glaze sounds incredibly good.
Sara
To be honest, I would of been very happy if all I had was just a big bowl of the glaze.
Amanda | Chew Town
Oooo, delicious! Loving the black sesame and miso combo. I’d eat about 50 doughnuts and 100 balls methinks. I’m a sucker for black sesame.
Sara
It was a winning combo. I’m a bit of a sucker for the ol black sesame too.
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I’m only a recent convert to black sesame after trying a delicious chocolate cake with black sesame ice-cream. Such an interesting flavour!! And who can resist doughnuts???
Sara
It really is an unique flavour, very distinctive. black sesame ice cream is so delicious, would go perfect with the chocolate cake.