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Bourbon Bacon Doughnuts

By: Kita · Published Jan 15, 2014 · Updated: Jan 6, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links

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Everybody loves doughnuts.  Especially when they are soft and just a little drippy.  These Bourbon Bacon Doughnuts are exactly that.  Soft, crunchy, and oh so good.

Bourbon Bacon Doughnuts | Kita Roberts PassTheSushi.com


Welcome. Did you trade in those glitter leggings for comfy sweat pants yet because it's round two of Doughnut Week and you might as well make your self comfortable. Clearly, I didn't get enough of liqueur glazed, iced, and frosted fried bites of awesome as I followed up my Irish cream cream filled doughnuts with a round of bourbon glazed bacon topped doughnuts. So let's get to it! And don't forget the awesome giveaway hanging out below the post.

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Bourbon Bacon Doughnuts | Kita Roberts PassTheSushi.com

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Bourbon Bacon Doughnuts | Kita Roberts PassTheSushi.com

Bourbon Bacon Doughnuts

Everybody loves doughnuts. Especially when they are soft and just a little drippy. These Bourbon Bacon Doughnuts are exactly that. Soft, crunchy, and oh so good.
4.75 from 4 votes
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Dessert
American
Author: Kita Roberts
3 hrs 13 mins
Serves: 10 Doughnuts

Ingredients

For the Doughnuts

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour - divided, plus extra bench flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon fine salt
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable shortening
  • ¾ cups buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon
  • Canola oil - for frying

For the Glaze

  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 tablespoon bourbon
  • Bacon - cooked and cut into tiny pieces (a few extra strips from breakfast or burger night will do)

Instructions

Make the Doughnuts

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix 2 cups flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt until combined. 
  • Add the shortening and combine. 
  • Add the buttermilk, egg and yolk in to the bowl and mix until smooth. 
  • Add the bourbon and final cup of flour until well mixed. 
  • Remove from stand, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 3 to 6 hours.
  • When ready to fry, turn the dough out onto a well floured clean work surface and press into a circle about ½" thick. 
  • Using a doughnut cutter or a 3 – 4 ” round biscuit cutter and a 1" round cutter, cut out doughnuts. 
  • Re-roll (and re-flour surface) as needed until the last doughnut has been cut (and even then you can fry the scraps. Who’s judging? Not me).
  • Heat oil to 350 degrees in a pot with high sides or in a fryer and arrange paper towels on a wire rack near by to drain. 
  • When the oil is hot, work in small batches to fry all of the doughnuts and doughnut holes, 2 to 3 minutes a side until golden. 
  • Transfer carefully to paper towel lined rack and let cool.

Make the Glaze

  • Whisk the confectioners sugar and bourbon together in a bowl to form a thick glaze. Add a dash of milk if needed to thin it out. 
  • Dip each doughnut in the glaze and let rest for 5 seconds. 
  • Place on a wire rack and press bacon into glaze to set. 
  • Allow the glaze to set; Serve.

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 443kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 645mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g

Nutritional informations provided as a courtesy and is only an approximatation. Values will changes based on ingredients used.

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Bourbon Bacon Doughnuts | Kita Roberts PassTheSushi.com

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  1. movita beaucoup says

    January 15, 2014 at 7:08 am

    Mother of pearl. I've never wanted bourbon more...

    Reply
  2. steph@stephsbitebybite says

    January 15, 2014 at 8:17 am

    Oh please pick me to come over and be the official doughnut eater!!

    Reply
  3. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    January 15, 2014 at 8:24 am

    We should've combined our flavors. Bet it would have been even more magical 😉

    Reply
  4. RavieNomNoms says

    January 15, 2014 at 9:08 am

    Seriously Dude, what are you trying to do to me?! These look fantastic!

    Reply
  5. Haley @ The Girly Girl Cooks says

    January 15, 2014 at 10:09 am

    Bourbon in doughnuts! That sound dangerously good!

    Reply
  6. Megan says

    January 15, 2014 at 11:43 am

    Bacon and carbs. You just get me Kita.

    Reply
  7. Nutmeg Nanny says

    January 15, 2014 at 11:03 pm

    I feel like deep down inside you make these doughnuts just for me...haha. My husband and I have a HUGE bourbon collection and I just know that we would love these doughnuts. Plus you added bacon...good lord woman I love you.

    Reply
  8. Tieghan says

    January 15, 2014 at 11:43 pm

    These doughnuts! Oh my gosh, I will just have to take the bakers dozen. Freaking awesome, girl!

    Reply
  9. Christiane ~ Taking On Magazines says

    January 16, 2014 at 11:18 am

    Bourbon and bacon. Sold.

    Reply
  10. Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says

    January 20, 2014 at 9:39 am

    You slay me. These donuts truly are little works of art.

    Reply

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