Raised Doughnuts
 
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Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • Dough:
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1½ tsp instant yeast
  • ¼ cup butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¾ milk
  • 2 egg yolks, room temp
  • 2 - 2½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • Glaze:
  • ½ cup sifted icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp sifted cocoa (optional)
Instructions
  1. Heat milk to 100 degrees F.
  2. In large bowl combine warm milk, yeast, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla and 1 cup of flour. Using a whisk combine until smooth. Sprinkle another 1 cup of flour and salt over mixture and using a wooden spoon mix in until a ragged dough forms.
  3. Transfer dough to a floured work surface and knead until smooth and silky (about 4-5 minutes) Add additional ½ cup of flour 1 tbsp at a time if needed to keep dough from sticking.
  4. Add about 1 tsp of canola oil to bowl and then add dough back in, turning to coat.
  5. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size 1½ - 2 hours.
  6. Turn out onto lightly floured work surface. Using rolling pin roll to about ½ inch thick.
  7. Cut into squares using a pizza cutter. You can make the squares whatever size you like, but you should get at least 12 squares.
  8. Place dough squares on lightly floured cookie sheet, not touching. Cover with cotton tea towel and let rise until doubled in height ( 30 - 60 min).
  9. Deep fry at 365 degrees F - 1 minute/ side. Transfer to paper towel lined cooling rack.
  10. Make glaze: Combine icing sugar, milk and vanilla ( chocolate if you desire). Stir until smooth. Dip slightly warm doughnuts into glaze. Place glaze side up on cooling rack to set.
  11. Enjoy- best day they are made.
Notes
For cinnamon sugar doughnuts use a regular doughnut cutter. Dip the warm doughnuts in a mixture of ¼ cup granulated sugar and 1 tbsp cinnamon.
Recipe by Chateau Elma at https://www.chateauelma.com/raised-doughnuts