These doughnuts taste just like Krispy Kreme's! They're soft and fluffy and every bite will melt in your mouth. Fun to make and everyone will love them!
Servings: 12
Prep40minutes
Cook20minutes
Rise2hours
Ready in: 3hours
Ingredients
Doughnuts
2 1/4tspactive dry yeast
1/2cupwarm water, 110 degrees
1/4cupgranulated sugar, divided
1/4cupevaporated milk, warmed to 110 degrees
1/2tspsalt
1/4cupvegetable shortening, at room temperature
1large egg
1egg yolk
1/2tspvanilla extract
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour, then more as needed (scooped and leveled)
3 - 4cupsvegetable shortening, for frying
Glaze
2Tbspunsalted butter, melted
1 1/3cupspowdered sugar
1pinch salt
2tspevaporated milk
1/2tspvanilla extract
3 - 4tsphot water
Instructions
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, whisk together yeast, warm water and 1/2 tsp of the sugar. Let rest 5 - 10 minutes. Add in evaporated milk, remaining granulated sugar (3 Tbsp + 2 1/2 tsp), salt, 1/4 cup shortening, egg, egg yolk and vanilla.
Add half of the flour and set mixer with whisk attachment and blend until smooth. Switch mixer to hook attachment, slowly add remaining flour and knead on low speed until smooth and elastic about 4 - 5 minutes, adding additional flour as needed.
Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
Punch dough down and roll into an even layer onto a floured surface to slightly less than 1/2-inch thickness.
Cut into doughnut shapes using a doughnut cutter or two round circle cutters (on large and one small for holes). Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 - 40 minutes.
Heat shortening in a cast iron dutch oven to 360 degrees (don't walk away from oil while preheating and don't let it get above 375 degrees, remove from heat and reduce heat as needed).
Meanwhile, prepare glaze by mixing together all of the glaze ingredients in a shallow dish (don't add too much water, you'll be dipping warm doughnuts in glaze so you don't want it to be runny, fairly thick is good).
Carefully transfer doughnuts to oil (I could fry 3 at a time) and fry until golden on bottom, then using a wooden chopstick, flip to opposite side and fry opposite side until golden brown.
Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool 1 - 2 minutes then dip top half in glaze while still warm and return to wire rack and allow glaze to set at room temperature. Best served warm. Once cool reheat in microwave 5 - 10 seconds if desired.