Ever experienced the delight of eating freshly made doughnut, straight from the fire then glazed. That’s one of the benefits of being a baker. Luckily, almost anyone can re-create that experience with this recipe.
Doughnuts:
Flour 900g
Sugar 150g
Milk 500mls
Butter 120g
Eggs 3
Yeast 20g
salt 1 tsp
Butter 100g
Icing sugar 350g
Milk 120mls
vanilla 2 tsp
Scald the milk in your microwave and let cool. This process destroys the enzymes in the milk that could interfere with the action of the yeast.
Combine yeast, milk, sugar, salt, eggs, butter and 1/3 of the flour. Beat with your mixer on low for 30 seconds, scrape the bowl then, beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Change to the dough hook and add the flour, knead until well mixed 3 – 5 minutes
Cover and let rise until double. Then punch down flatten and roll the dough on a floured table to about 1/2 inch thickness
Cut with floured doughnut cutter, cover and let rise the doughnuts double in size.
Fry at 170degrees centigrade then drain
To make the glaze
Melt butter and combine with the milk. Add the icing sugar and stir over low heat till the sugar is dissolved and well combined.
You can make the glaze while waiting for the doughnuts to proof. then dip immediately the doughnuts are ready and set on a cooling rack to set.
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