How to Make Homemade Doughnuts
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How to Make Homemade Doughnuts. If delicious rings of dough dance in your head more often
than sugar plums, this guide will have you serving up glazy goodness without leaving
your kitchen. You will need 2 tbsp. dry yeast 1 c. all-purpose flour 1¼ c. butter 2/3 c.
sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. salt 3½ c. bread flour Frying oil A doughnut
cutter A deep fryer or a cast iron skillet A food thermometer A cooling rack Cookie cutters
(optional) and wood skewers (optional). Step 1. Proof the yeast by soaking it in 1 cup
warm water for 10 minutes. Then add 1 cup all-purpose flour and set aside. Step 2. Combine
the butter and sugar in the mixing bowl and cream them together. Slowly add the eggs,
one at a time. Step 3. Combine the vanilla, salt, and bread flour and add it to the butter,
sugar, and egg mixture a little at a time until they're fully incorporated. Step 4.
Stir in the yeast mixture and let everything sit for 1 to 2 hours. Step 5. Roll out the
dough to a thickness of ½-inch on a floured surface to prevent sticking. Cut out doughnuts
using a doughnut cutter. Use holiday cookie cutters to create fun-shaped doughnuts for
any occasion. Step 6. Fry the doughnuts in a deep fryer or cast iron skillet filled with
oil heated to 370 degrees Fahrenheit. Fry in small batches, until they're golden brown
on both sides. Use wood skewers to gently flip doughnuts after 3 to 4 minutes per side.
Step 7. Cool the doughnuts on a cooling rack and then decorate them or chow them plain.
Did you know The 1,500-calorie "Luther Burger" was created in Decatur, Georgia and uses two
glazed doughnuts instead of a bun.
