Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Doughnuts By Todd Wilbur

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 ounces yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup warm water (100 - 110 f)
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon nonfat milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• vegetable shortening (as required by your fryer)
• 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water.
• 2 let solution stand for 5 minutes or until it becomes foamy on top. (make sure water isn't too hot, or you may kill the yeast).
• 3 combine flour and salt in large bowl with an electric mixer.
• 4 add yeast solution, egg yolk, milk, and vanilla extract and mix well w/ electric mixer for 30 seconds, or just until all ingredients are combined.
• 5 form dough into a ball, then let it sit in a bowl, covered, in a warm place for approximately one hour, or until dough doubles in size.
• 6 gently roll out dough until it's about 1/2-inch thick on a floured surface. use a well-floured 3-inch biscuit cutter (or doughnut cutter) to cut out circles of dough. then, use a well-floured lid from a plastic soda bottle (about 1-1/8 inch diameter) to cut the hole.
• 7 arrange doughnuts on lightly floured cookie sheets, cover w/ plastic wrap, and let sit for one hour in a warm place, until doubled in size.
• 8 while doughnuts rest, make the glaze by combining powdered sugar, boiling water, and salt. whisk glaze until smooth, then cover w/ plastic wrap until you are ready to use it.
• 9 as doughnuts rise, heat vegetable shortening in a fryer to 375°f.
• 10 when doughnuts have doubled in size, transfer 2-3 at a time to the shortening. (lift doughnuts gently when transfering) so they do not collapse. fry doughnuts for 1-1/2- 2 minutes per side, then remove them to a cooling rack.
• 11 after a minute or so on cooling rack, spoon glaze generously over the top of each doughnut. entire surface should be coated with glaze.