Doughnuts

We made glazed doughnuts while we watched Mulan for movie night (I love that movie...). They were really easy and delicious. I did a slight variation of my mom's recipe.

Doughnuts

1 cup hot milk or 1 cup hot water + 2 TBS dry milk powder

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temp

1 egg

2 tsp vanilla

3 1/2 cups all purpose flour, can also substitute white wheat flour for some of the flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 TBS yeast

Put all ingredients in a bread machine in order listed and run "Dough" cycle (or mix ingredients in a kitchenaid, low for 30 seconds, medium for 2 minutes, and let the dough rise until doubled 30-60 minutes and then punch down). While the dough is rising, make the glaze.


Glaze
Mix together:
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 cups powdered sugar
2 1/4 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp salt
9 TBS evaporated milk




Roll dough out thin like if you’re going to make cinnamon rolls. Use a big circle and small circle cookie cutters to cut out doughnuts and doughnut holes. We prefer doughnut holes so we make more holes. 

Fry doughuts in about 1 1/2 inches oil in a big saute pan warmed to 375 degrees (a little over medium heat) 1 minute on each side for doughnut holes and 2-3 minutes on each side for doughnuts, or until a lighter brown. Lay foil or parchment paper over a cookie sheet and set the cookie cooling rack on top. Dip fried doughnuts in glaze and set on cookie cooling rack. You could also melt butter to brush on doughnuts and roll in a cinnamon/sugar mixture. 

They're best eaten the same day but they are good for a few days after as well- just zap them in the microwave to warm them up!