Glazed Donuts

Name: Glazed Donuts
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 g All-purpose flour; 170 ml Whole milk, lukewarm; 30 g Sugar; 5 g Instant yeast; 1 large Egg; 30 g Unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 liter Vegetable oil, for frying; 150 g Powdered sugar; 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

American

Snack Difficulty: Medium Servings: 8 Total: 50 min

Ingredients

All-purpose flour 250 g
Whole milk, lukewarm 170 ml
Sugar 30 g
Instant yeast 5 g
Egg 1 large
Unsalted butter, softened 30 g
Salt 1/2 tsp
Vegetable oil, for frying 1 liter
Powdered sugar 150 g
Vanilla extract 1/2 tsp

Prep

30 min

Cook

20 min

Instructions

1
Mix 125 ml of the milk with the sugar and yeast, then add the flour, egg and salt and knead for 5 minutes.
2
Knead in the soft butter a little at a time for 5 more minutes until the dough is smooth, then cover and let it rise for 60 minutes until doubled.
3
Roll the dough 1.5 cm thick, cut 8 rings with an 8 cm cutter and a 3 cm cutter for the holes, and let them rise on floured baking paper for 30 minutes.
4
Heat the oil in a deep pot to 175C.
5
Fry the donuts and holes a few at a time for about 1 minute per side until golden, then drain on a rack.
6
Whisk the powdered sugar with the remaining 45 ml milk and the vanilla until smooth.
7
Dip the warm donuts into the glaze, turn to coat, and let the glaze set on a rack for 10 minutes.