Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 1/2 cups milk, scalding
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup lard (not shortening)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 cups flour
• oil (for frying)
• glaze
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup warm water

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast and 1 tsp of the sugar in warm water until foamy.
• 2 melt lard in scalding milk.
• 3 mix 2 cups flour, sugar and salt in large mixing bowl.
• 4 add yeast, milk, eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• 5 add the rest of flour, 1/2 cup at a time until a soft dough forms.
• 6 form dough into a ball in a bowl, covered, in a warm place for one hour, or until dough doubles in size.
• 7 roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness on floured surface, cut with doughnut cutter.
• 8 place doughnuts on lightly floured cookie sheets and let rise.
• 9 make glaze:
• 10 mix powdered sugar and water until smooth.
• 11 heat oil to 350 degrees.
• 12 when doughnuts have doubled in size, fry in small batches until golden. 1 -2 minutes per side. drain on paper towels.
• 13 move doughnuts to cookie rack, spoon glaze over doughnuts.