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Homemade Donuts

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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Dough Ingredients:
  • 3 tbsp Unsalted Melted Butter
  • 3 tbsp White Sugar
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1/2 cup 2% Milk room temp
  • 1 tsp Instant Yeast
  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour + Extra for Surface
For Icing:
  • 5 tbsp Unsalted Melted Butter
  • 3 Tbsp 2% Milk Luke warm
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cups Icing Sugar

Method
 

  1. In a small bowl add Butter, white sugar, inch of salt, one large egg, milk and the yeast cover bowl and wait 10 to 20 minutes for yeast to activate.
  2. Add in flour mix until no visible flour can be seen then cover and leave for two hours.
  3. In a large bowl grease it then take the dough and shape it into a ball and place in bowl cover and let rest in a fridge overnight.
  4. Take all out flour your surface roll out the dough while it’s still cold and form donuts use a donut cutter or a large round coffee mug next take a smaller cutting tool and cut the holes. You can save the holes and cook those as well.
  5. Next, leave them on the surface covered and Let rest for an hour and a half next heat up your oil and fry donuts until golden brown on both sides shouldn’t take more than one to two minutes.
  6. Place on rack and Let cool for a few minutes while they’re cooling make the icing combine butter, vanilla, milk, and icing sugar next dip each donuts into icing and sat back on the rack.
  7. Once the donuts are cool and dry, they’re ready to eat enjoy!