These donuts are everything you ever wanted out of a traditional glazed donut. They are oh so soft and practically melt in your mouth when you bite into them. The glaze has just the right amount of sweetness to keep you coming back for more. Trust us, these are about to become your new favorite donuts. No driving to the store required!
Yeast Options for Homemade Glazed Donuts:
This recipe calls for instant dry yeast. It allows you to add it in with all of the other ingredients at once, no proofing required. If you want the quick and easy method, we recommend sticking with instant dry yeast. Only have active dry yeast on hand? No worries, it will still work! Active dry yeast simply requires proofing time. Add your yeast to the 1/2 cup warm water and let it dissolve and get bubbly. Once it has proofed about 10 minutes it is ready to pour in and add to all of the other ingredients.
Frying Oil Options:
Instead of frying in vegetable oil, you can also use vegetable shortening instead. You’ll need approximately 2 cups of shortening.
Can I substitute with bread flour?
We call for all purpose flour in this recipe to make the most soft dough and fluffy donuts. Bread flour produces a very tough donut, so it is not recommended in this recipe.
Chocolate Glaze Recipe:
We know that some of you love a good chocolate glaze. If you would rather use a chocolate glaze rather than the traditional glaze given in the recipe below, this one is for you! Stir together 3/4 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa powder in a small bowl. Add in 2 tablespoons of water and stir until combined. If you like this recipe, you may be interested in these other delicious donut and sweet bread recipes:
Baked Vanilla Cake Donuts with Chocolate Glaze and SprinklesThe Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls EverHomemade CronutsPeach Pie Donuts
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