Yeast Raised Sugar Donuts
Soft yeast dough cut into rounds, fried until golden, and dipped in a simple vanilla glaze.
Equipment
- Large pot or deep fryer
- Thermometer
- Donut cutter
- Cooling rack
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 3 cup all purpose flour plus up to 1/2 cup more for rolling
- 1 cup warm whole milk
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 6 cup vegetable oil for frying
- 1 cup powdered sugar for the glaze
- 2 tbsp milk for the glaze
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Cooking
- Foam. Mix the milk, sugar, and yeast and wait until foamy.
- Dough. Add the eggs, butter, flour, and salt, knead, and let rise one hour.
- Cut. Roll the dough half an inch thick, cut donuts, and let them puff thirty minutes.
- Fry. Fry at 350 F about one minute per side and drain.
- Glaze. Whisk the glaze and dip the warm donuts.
Notes
Substitutions: Granulated sugar replaces the glaze for a sugar coating.
Tips: Hold the oil at 350 F and fry in small batches.
Storage: Two days at room temperature. Do not refrigerate or freeze.
Nutrition includes the glaze and oil absorbed during frying.