Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
36 doughnuts
- Serves:
- 36
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
directions
- Dissolve yeast and 1 tsp of the sugar in warm water until foamy.
- Melt lard in scalding milk.
- Mix 2 cups flour, sugar and salt in large mixing bowl.
- Add yeast, milk, eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- Add the rest of flour, 1/2 cup at a time until a soft dough forms.
- Form dough into a ball in a bowl, covered, in a warm place for one hour, or until dough doubles in size.
- Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness on floured surface, cut with doughnut cutter.
- Place doughnuts on lightly floured cookie sheets and let rise.
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Make Glaze:
- Mix powdered sugar and water until smooth.
- Heat oil to 350 degrees.
- When doughnuts have doubled in size, fry in small batches until golden. 1 -2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
- Move doughnuts to cookie rack, spoon glaze over doughnuts.
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