Cooking With Beer – Allagash Lager Citrus Ricotta Donuts

(Courtesy Beer Institute)

Festive foods take on new meaning when made with serious beer. And who doesn’t enjoy fresh Ricotta Donuts especially when they are made with a citrusy tang and a perfect craft lager?

This tempting treat, which comes our way from the Beer Institute, a national trade organization that advocates for big and small brewers, was created for them by Chef Laurent Aubel.

And although the recipe calls for any lager, we went with Allagash Brewing’s new summer lager, Surf House, super-crisp 5.5% ABV lager that is dry-hopped for sweet tropical notes.

The beer’s subtle citrus tones work deftly with this wonderful recipe and again who doesn’t want an occasional donut?

So let’s do this!

Golden Lager Citrus Ricotta Donuts

Ingredients

¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ cup sugar
3 eggs
¾ cup ricotta
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 tsp. orange zest
6 Tbsp. lager beer
Vegetable oil for fryer

Ingredients – Whipped Cream

1 cup heavy cream
6 Tbsp. powdered sugar

Directions

In a medium bowl combine all the dry ingredients, slowly stir in beer, ricotta, citrus zest and vanilla bean. Combine mixture until smooth. Let dough rest for 30 minutes.

Preheat deep fryer to 350 degrees F.

Use an ice cream scoop to proportionately add mixture to the fryer. Cook donuts for approximately 6-8 minutes depending on size. Remove from fryer when donuts are golden brown.

In a medium-sized bowl combine heavy cream and powder sugar, whisk until you obtained a nice creamy texture.

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