Honey Dough with Greek Yogurt, Orange, Walnuts & Basil

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 1 whole egg, plus 3 yolks (freeze the whites for making meringues)
• 25g unsalted butter, melted, cooled
• 25g golden caster sugar
• 1 orange, zested
• ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 150g plain flour
• vegetable oil or rapeseed oil, for frying
• 90g Greek yogurt
• 250g mascarpone
• 3 tbsp orange flower water (optional)
• 50g icing sugar
• 2 oranges, peel and pith sliced off, sliced into ½ cm rounds
• small bunch basil leaves, torn
• 50g walnut pieces
• 5 tbsp honey, for drizzling

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Whisk the whole egg, egg yolks, cooled melted butter, caster sugar and orange zest together in a large bowl until smooth.

2. Stir in the Greek yogurt. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder, then fold into the wet mixture to form a soft dough. Cover and rest for 10 minutes.

3. Beat the mascarpone with the icing sugar, and the orange flower water if using, until smooth and thick. Refrigerate until needed.

4. Toast the walnut pieces in a dry frying pan over medium heat for 2 minutes until fragrant. Cool, then roughly chop.

5. Heat the oil in a deep pan to 175°C (350°F). Shape the dough into small pieces with lightly wet hands and fry in batches for 3 to 4 minutes, turning, until deep golden and cooked through. Drain on paper towels.

6. Spoon the mascarpone cream onto plates, arrange the orange rounds alongside, top with the warm dough pieces, scatter with walnuts and torn basil, and drizzle with honey before serving.