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Fluffy Donuts

Perfect and fluffy homemade donuts.
Prep Time 3 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 33 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48 pieces

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer.

Ingredients
  

  • 2 TBSP Instant Yeast 20 g
  • ¼ cup warm water
  • 1 ½ cup warm milk
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 5 cups flour + more for dusting and handling
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup butter cut into small cubes room temp

Instructions
 

  • Mix water and yeast, set aside to activate 5 – 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile mix milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
  • In the bowl of you stand mixer, mix flour and salt.
  • Add the activated yeast mixture, and the milk mixture.
  • Mixture will be sticky. DO NOT BE AFRAID, that’s perfectly fine and result in fluffiness.
  • Flour your work surface and knead dough by hand, add flour so it doesn’t stick to your hands BUT not too much to make the dough dry.
  • Form in a ball, and place in a bowl for 2 hours covered to rise.
  • Flour your work surface again, and roll out the dough. Dusting slightly after you’ve rolled it into a rectangle.
  • If you have a donut cutter, use it, if not a glass cup would suffice.
  • Once you’re done shaping your donuts, cover with a tea towel and let them rest for at least an hour until they double in size again.
  • Deep fry in oil until both sides are golden.
  • Drain on a tea towel and wait to completely cool before glazing or decorating.

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Keyword Donuts