Delicious Glazed Donuts
Donuts are a quintessential comfort food! Soft, chewy, and down right delicious, they’re a go-to for many. So why not make them at home? You know I always say homemade is better, these glazed donuts prove it! With a simple list of ingredients and easy process, skip the store or bakery and make your own at home.
Easy to make Comforting, delicious and sweet Simple ingredient list Great weekend project with your kids Perfect for sharing with friends and family
Donuts for breakfast, donuts for lunch, donuts after dinner, these chewy morsels are incredibly delicious and indulgent! These glazed donuts are simple to make, even if you’re not experienced in the kitchen. With my foolproof, step by step instructions and photos, you’ll be giving the big donut chains a run for their money!
Ingredient Notes
Donuts
Milk – Any type of milk will do, dairy or non dairy, just make sure it’s warm to about 110°F so that it activates the yeast. Yeast – We are using active dry yeast for this recipe. Instant yeast can be used, it just won’t need to be activated first. Sugar – For donuts you usually just need granulated sugar. The sugar not only sweetens the donuts, but it also helps activate the yeast and helps it brown the donuts while frying. Eggs – Eggs are what’s going to make the donut soft and rich. Butter – Melted butter adds to flavor and richness of the donut. Vanilla Extract – Without vanilla, our donuts might taste a little flat. Salt – Salt is imperative for baking, it’s what brings all the flavors together and makes our donuts super tasy. Flour – You need all-purpose flour for donuts. Keep in mind that donut dough is a really soft dough, not firm like you have it for rolls or breads. Donut dough is soft and pillowy, because you want your donuts to be soft and pillowy. So if you’re tempted to add more flour, don’t.
Glaze
Powdered Sugar – This is the same as icing sugar or confectioners sugar. Light Corn Syrup – This corn syrup with give the glaze a nice sheen, as the glaze dries, it will turn the donut shiny. Milk – We need a little bit of milk to make our glaze, any milk will do.
How To Make Glazed Donuts
Make The Dough
Cut, Fry And Glaze Donuts
Expert Tips
Storing
Store donuts on the counter in an airtight container for up to 2 days. If you want to make the dough in advance, you can refrigerate the uncooked dough for up to 2 days if stored in an airtight container. Just be sure to take it out of the fridge and allow to come back up to temperature before frying, You never want to add cold dough to a fryer.
Freezing Dough
Cut the dough into donuts and line them up unbaked on a baking sheet. Place this in the freezer and once frozen through move them to an airtight container or freezer bag. Keep this in the freezer for up to 1 month. Allow it to defrost fully on the counter before frying up!
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