Krispy Kreme Donuts
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add 1 and 1/4 cups of warm milk to a mixing bowl.
- 2Add 2 and 1/4 teaspoons of active yeast to the bowl.
- 3Add 1/4 cup of regular sugar to the bowl.
- 4Once the mixture is nice and foamy, add in one stick (8 tablespoons) of melted and cooled butter.
- 5Add two eggs to the mixture.
- 6Whisk the mixture very well to break up the egg yolks.
- 7Add one teaspoon of salt to the mixture.
- 8Add a splash of vanilla to the mixture.
- 9Add four and 1/4 cups of bread flour (535 grams), half at a time.
- 10Set the bowl onto a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment and mix slowly until all is incorporated.
- 11Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the other half of the flour.
- 12Mix until the dough forms and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- 13Add the dough into an oiled bowl and flip it so it's oiled on top as well.
- 14Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise on the counter for 1 to 2 hours.
- 15Lightly sprinkle your surface with some flour.
- 16Place the risen dough on the floured surface.
- 17Pull and stretch the dough out to about a half inch thick.
- 18Take a circle cookie cutter and press straight down to cut out the donuts, avoiding twisting.
- 19Take a piping tip and cut the middle out of the donut.
- 20Let the cut donuts sit and proof (rise) a little more before frying.
- 21Set the edge of the donut into the hot oil and gently drop it in.
- 22After about 20 seconds, flip the donuts.
- 23Once golden brown, remove the donuts and place them onto a plate with a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
- 24For the glaze, sift powdered sugar into a bowl.
- 25Add a tiny splash of milk and some salt to the powdered sugar.
- 26Whisk the glaze together until it's nice and smooth, achieving a consistency that drips off the whisk in a continuous string.
- 27Drop the donut straight down into the glaze.
- 28Flip the donut over and place it on a cooling rack over a tray.
- 29For chocolate donuts, heat jarred chocolate frosting in the microwave for literally 10 seconds to make it runny.
- 30Dip the donut straight down into the melted chocolate frosting.
- 31Flip the donut over to coat both sides.
Ingredients
- 1.25 cups warm milk
- 2.25 teaspoons active yeast
- 0.25 cup regular sugar
- 1 stick butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- vanilla
- 4.25 cups bread flour
- powdered sugar
- milk
- salt
- jarred chocolate frosting
Equipment
large mixing bowlwhiskstand mixerdough hook attachmentplastic wrapcookie cutterpiping tipfrying pantongspaper towelcooling racksmall bowl
Tips
- For extra fluffy donuts, pull and stretch the dough instead of using a rolling pin.
- When cutting the donut shapes, press straight down with the cutter and do not twist.
- When placing donuts in oil, gently set the edge in and then drop them to prevent splashing.
- Flip donuts after about 20 seconds of frying on each side.
- The glaze should have a consistency that drips off the whisk in a continuous string.
- Dip donuts straight down into the glaze or chocolate frosting and then flip them over.
- For chocolate frosting, heat it up in the microwave for literally 10 seconds to make it runny enough to dip the donuts in.
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