Simple Donuts with Glaze

Ingredients

• 1 cup (240ml) whole milk, warmed to 43°C
• 2 and 1/4 teaspoons (7g) instant  dry yeast
• 1/3 cup (65g) granulated sugar, divided
• 2 large eggs
• 6 Tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups (500g) all-purpose flour (sieved), plus more as needed
• 1–2 tbs vegetable oil*

Donut Glaze

• 2 cups (240g) powdered/icing sugar, sifted/sieved
• 1/3 cup (80ml) heavy cream, half-and-half, or whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Prepare the dough: Whisk the warm milk, yeast, and 1 Tablespoon sugar together in a bowl. Loosely cover and allow to sit for 5–10 minutes until foamy and frothy on top.
2. Add the remaining sugar, the eggs, butter, vanilla, nutmeg, salt, and 2 cups (about 250g) flour. Add remaining flour and beat/combine until the dough comes together and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. If needed, add more flour, 1 Tablespoon at a time, until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
3. Knead the dough: Keep the dough in the bowl, knead by hand on a lightly floured surface for 5-7 full minutes. If the dough becomes too sticky during the kneading process, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of flour at a time on the dough or on the work surface/in the bowl to make a soft, slightly tacky dough. After kneading, the dough should still feel a little soft. Poke it with your finger—if it slowly bounces back, your dough is ready to rise.
4. Let Dough Rise: Lightly grease a large bowl with oil or nonstick spray. Place the dough in the bowl, turning it to coat all sides in the oil. Cover the bowl and allow the dough to rise in a relatively warm environment for 1.5–2 hours or until double in size.
5. Shape Doughnuts: When the dough is ready, punch it down to release the air. Remove dough from the bowl and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out until it is 1/2 inch thick and shape into donuts.
6. Loosely cover and allow to rest for 30 minutes as you heat the oil. They will rise a bit as they rest.
7. Deep fry the donuts in hot oil.

Make the glaze: Whisk all the glaze ingredients together. Dip each warm doughnut (don’t wait for them to cool!) into the glaze, making sure to coat both sides. Place back onto prepared rack, as excess glaze drips down. After about 20 minutes, the glaze will set.

1st try: 30 Jan 2025
I am too lazy to make the glaze, so just icing sugar it is.