Classic Glazed Donuts Recipe by Tasty

Name: Classic Glazed Donuts Recipe by Tasty
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups milk, warm to the touch; 1 cup sugar; ½ oz yeast; 1 stick unsalted butter, soft; 3 eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 5 cups flour, sifted; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; shortening, for frying; 3 cups powdered sugar; 1 cup dry milk powder; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; ½ cup water, hot

15 steps

Making donuts and munchkins from scratch can seem like an intimidating endeavor, but once you go homemade, it’s really hard to go back to store-bought. After you make the dough and let it rise overnight, you’ll cut the donut and donut hole shapes and fry them in a heavy pan. While they rest, whisk together the glaze and either drizzle over the donuts or dunk them in it. Add sprinkles if you want and enjoy your warm, fresh-baked treats — this recipe makes a lot of them!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:42:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories559.1 kcal (28%)

Total Fat15.9 g (23%)

Carbs93.4 g (36%)

Sugars53 g (59%)

Protein10.7 g (21%)

Sodium70.1 mg (4%)

Fiber1.5 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

For Doughnuts

1 ½ cupsmilk

warm to the touch

1 cupsugar

0.5 ozyeast

1 stickunsalted butter

soft

3eggs

1 tablespoonvanilla extract

5 cupsflour

sifted

1 tablespoonvegetable oil

shortening

for frying

For Glaze

3 cupspowdered sugar

1 cupdry milk powder

1 tablespoonvanilla extract

½ cupwater

hot

Instructions

Step 1

In a medium bowl, add the milk, sugar, and yeast, stirring to combine.

Step 2

In a separate medium bowl, add the butter, eggs, and vanilla extract, stirring to combine.

Step 3

Add the milk mixture to the egg mixture and whisk to combine. Transfer to a large bowl and add the flour in thirds, stirring between each addition.

Step 4

Dump the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, until smooth. Gently poke the dough with a finger--the dough should bounce back up from the indentation.

Step 5

Place the dough in a large bowl, and lightly coat the dough with oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.

Step 6

Let the dough rise in a warm place for an hour, or until doubled in size.

Step 7

Take the dough out and knead on a floured surface for 5 minutes until smooth. Place the dough in an oiled bowl and repeat with rise overnight in refrigerator.

Step 8

Roll out the dough on a floured surface until ¼ inch (6 mm) thick.

Step 9

Cut out the doughnuts and donut holes with a cookie cutter and piping tip.

Step 10

Melt enough shortening over medium heat to come up just 2 inches (5 cm) up on the side of a heavy frying pan. Heat the shortening to 375°F (190°C)

Step 11

Fry the donuts and donut holes for 45 seconds on each side, or until golden brown.

Step 12

In a bowl, combine the powdered sugar, dry milk powder, vanilla extract and hot water until smooth.

Step 13

Strain the glaze through a fine-mesh sieve to remove any lumps.