This Delightfully Crisp French Pastry Is the Lazy Persons Doughnut

Ingredients

• 100 g granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces; 1/2 cup)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 100 g confectioners’ sugar (3 1/2 ounces; 1 cup)
• 45 g heavy cream or half-and-half (1 1/2 ounces; 3 tablespoons)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
• Pinch kosher salt
• 1 cup (240 ml) water
• 84 g unsalted butter (about 3 ounces; 6 tablespoons), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 8 g (2 teaspoons) granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume
• 128 g all-purpose flour (4 1/2 ounces; 1 cup), sifted
• 4 large eggs (about 7 ounces; 200 g)
• Neutral oil, such as canola, vegetable, or sunflower, for frying

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