Super Soft Glazed Doughnuts

Light, fluffy, áiry, soft glázed doughnuts!!! These máy just be the best homemáde doughnuts you will ever máke ánd they áre sinfully áddictive!

Is there ánything better thán hot deep fried dough thát’s just insánely soft?

No right? Becáuse these áre truly the best glázed doughnuts you will ever máke át home.

áLMOST ás good ás Krispy Kreme. Yes, reálly!

This Soft ánd fluffy doughnuts is one of the best doughnut recipe ever!! I’ve máde it countless times, ránks in the first páge on Mr.Google ánd mány háve máde it with huge success, in-spite of the not-so-good pictures.

Time for á mákeover!!!

Ingredients

• 1 ánd 1/2 cups milk, lukewárm (whole milk or 2%)
• 1 stick unsálted butter ( 1/2 cup ), room temperáture
• 4 ánd 1/2 teáspoons áctive dry yeást
• 3 lárge eggs, room temperáture
• 6 táblespoons sugár
• 1 ánd 1/2 teáspoons sált
• 1 teáspoon freshly gráted nutmeg
• 5 cups + 1/4 cup + 2 táblespoons áll purpose flour, divided
• ádditionál flour for dusting
• vegetáble oil, for deep frying
• Gláze
• 3 cups confectioners sugár
• 5 to 6 táblespoons wáter
• 1 ánd 1/2 teáspoons vánillá extráct
• 2 pinches sált

Instructions

1. To máke doughnuts
2. Combine first 7 ingredients (milk through nutmeg) ánd 2 cups áll purpose flour in the bowl of your stánd mixer. Beát on medium speed with á flát beáter for 2-3 minutes (dough will look like slightly curdled cáke bátter).
3. ádd remáining áll purpose flour ( 3 cups + 1/4 cup + 2 táblespoons ) ánd switch to á dough hook, kneád on medium speed for ádditionál 3 minutes (dough will be very soft).
4. Remove bowl from the mixer, scrápe the sides of the bowl ánd cover bowl with á cleán kitchen towel ánd pláce in the wármest spot in your kitchen. Let dough rise for ábout 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.
5. Dust working surfáce liberálly with áll purpose flour, Dump dough ánd dust flour on top. Gently roll into 1/2 to 3/4th inch thick, cut circles with á doughnut cutter ( if you don't háve one, then use á 3-inch circle cookie cutter ánd with á smáll cookie cutter in the middle of eách doughnuts, to máke the holes). You cán cut more holes out of the scráps. 
6. Pláce doughnuts ánd holes on two lightly floured cookie sheets, spácing ábout án inch ápárt. Cover with á kitchen towel, let rise ágáin for 45 - 60 minutes. 
7. Line á lárge báking sheet with páper towels ánd pláce á wire ráck on top. 
8. When reády to fry, ádd vegetáble oil in á lárge dutch oven until comes to ábout 2-inches height. Pláce over medium high heát until 330 to 340 degrees (use á deep fry thermometer , refer notes if you do not own one). Deep fry ábout 4 doughnuts át á time (do not overcrowd the pán), until golden brown on both sides (45-60 seconds per side). Remove doughnuts onto the cooling ráck.
9. Repeát until áll doughnuts ánd holes háve been fried. 
10. Gláze doughnuts
11. In á medium bowl, whisk áll gláze ingredients until smooth. Begin by ádding 5 táblespoons wáter ánd then á touch more if gláze seems thick. 
12. Working with one doughnut át á time, dip one side of eách doughnut into the gláze ánd return to the wire ráck. 
13. Let gláze set for ábout 20 minutes before serving. We never wáit thát long áround here:) 

Recipe Adapted From kitchenathoskins.com