Coffee-Glazed Doughnuts
"Anyone who's ever dropped into a Tim Horton's for a morning snack can testify to the appeal of coffee and a doughnut. Here, yeast doughnuts with a touch of cinnamon get an extra jolt of flavor from a sweet espresso glaze. Times given do not include rising time."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 9mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
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1 dozen
ingredients
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DOUGHNUTS
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast or 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons warm water
- 3 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour, plus
- additional all-purpose flour, for sprinkling and rolling out dough
- 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 10 cups vegetable oil (for deep frying)
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GLAZE
- 1⁄4 cup boiling-hot water
- 5 teaspoons instant espresso powder or 5 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 1 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup sanding sugar (optional)
directions
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DOUGH:
- Stir together yeast and warm water in a small bowl until yeast is dissolved. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If yeast doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast.).
- Mix together flour, milk, butter, yolks, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and yeast mixture in mixer at low speed until a soft dough forms. Increase speed to medium-high and beat 3 minutes more.
- Scrape dough down side of bowl (all around) into center, then sprinkle lightly with flour (to keep a crust from forming). Cover bowl with a clean kitchen towel (not terry cloth) and let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. (Alternatively, let dough rise in bowl in refrigerator 8 to 12 hours.).
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 12-inch round (1/2 inch thick). Cut out as many rounds as possible with 3-inch cutter, then cut a hole in center of each round with 1-inch cutter and transfer doughnuts to a lightly floured large baking sheet. Cover doughnuts with a clean kitchen towel and let rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until slightly puffed, about 30 minutes (45 minutes if dough was cold when cutting out doughnuts). Do not reroll scraps.
- Heat 2 1/2 inches oil in a deep 4-quart heavy pot until it registers 350°F on thermometer. Fry doughnuts, 2 at a time, turning occasionally with a wire or mesh skimmer or a slotted spoon, until puffed and golden brown, about 2 minutes per batch. Transfer to paper towels to drain. (Return oil to 350°F between batches.).
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GLAZE:
- Stir together boiling-hot water and espresso powder in a medium bowl until powder is dissolved, then stir in confectioners sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
- Dip doughnuts into glaze, turning to coat well, then put on a rack set in a shallow baking pan (to catch any drips). While glaze is wet, sprinkle doughnuts with sanding sugar (if using). Let stand until glaze is set, about 20 minutes.
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Reviews
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I'm so honored to be the first to review this great recipe. I've never even heard of Tim Horton's but if he serves these I will be looking for it. They are so good, just the right amount of sweet with that great coffee glaze. I made as directed up to the dough, but then neither DH or myself needed to eat a dozen donutes so cut the dough into 4 sections, cooked one and froze the rest, I'll be eager to see how the frozen ones come out. Dusted with dusting sugar and it not only looked pretty but tasted awesome. I did take a photo but it came out blurry - so will take another one to post with the next batch
