Pioneer Woman's Glazed Donuts

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, whole large

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 2 1/4 tsp Instant or active dry yeast
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Shortening/oil

• Dairy

  • 2 4 stick unsalted butter (12 tablespoons, unsalted
  • 4 tbsp Butter, salted
  • 1 Enough milk to make
  • 1 1/8 cup Whole milk

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Description

Ingredients

• For the Donuts:
• 1-1/8 cup whole milk, warm
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2-1/4 teaspoons (one Package) Instant Or Active Dry Yeast
• 2 whole large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 and ¼ stick unsalted butter (12 tablespoons), melted
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Shortening/oil for frying
• Glaze for hot yeast donuts:
• 4 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• Enough milk to make a thin icing (about ½ cup)

Directions

• To make the dough warm the milk until it is getting nice and warm when you dip your finger in it. Add the milk to a mixing bowl of the bowl of your stand mixer. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve. Add the yeast and stir to combine. Let the yeast rest for 5 minutes.
• Add the beaten eggs and melted butter to the bowl and stir to combine. While the mixer is running slowly add the flour and salt and mix until the dough comes together. Mix for a whole five minutes to work the dough well. Turn off the bowl and let the dough sit in the bowl of the mixer for 10 minutes.
• After the rest period turn the dough out into a lightly oiled bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for at least 8 hours up to overnight.
• To make the donuts:
• Remove the dough from the fridge and roll it out on a lightly floured surface until it is ½ to ⅓ of an inch thick. Use a three inch donut cutter to cut out the donuts. Place the cut donuts and holes on a lightly greased baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough. Cover the donuts and let them rise until doubled in size, about one hour. The donuts will be very puffy and airy looking.
• To fry the donuts: Heat a few inches of oil or shortening in a large cast iron skillet or fryer over medium heat until the oil reaches 375 degrees (use a thermometer!). Carefully add the donuts to the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 1½ minutes per side. The donut holes will only take about 30 seconds per side. Use a slotted spoon to remove the donuts from the hot oil and place them on a paper towel lined baking sheet to remove extra grease. Let them cool slightly. Dip the hot donuts in the glaze and enjoy right away.
• For the Glaze: Just combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix until smooth. Add just enough milk to make thin icing. Once the donuts are dipped halfway in the icing take them out, turn them icing side up, and place them on a cooling rack set inside a baking sheet (to catch the drips).