Name: Maple-Glazed Sour Cream Doughnuts with Sugared-Walnut Streusel
Yield: Makes about 24 doughnuts and 24 doughnut holes
Ingredients: 1 large egg white; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts (about 6 ounces); 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 teaspoons (packed) finely grated orange peel; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter, cooled briefly; 1 cup sour cream; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1/4 teaspoon maple extract; 5 tablespoons (about) heavy whipping cream; Canola oil (for deep-frying)

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Maple-Glazed Sour Cream Doughnuts with Sugared-Walnut StreuselPornchai Mittongtare

The tender texture of these cake doughnuts comes from folding in the dry ingredients gently by hand, rather than beating them in with a mixer.

Use a clip-on deep-fry thermometer to gauge the oil temperature when frying these doughnuts: too low and they'll absorb oil, turning leaden and soggy; too high and they'll burn before the insides are cooked through.

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