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Honey Glazed Donuts Recipe

Honey Glazed Donuts Recipe

Honey glazed donuts are basically fried dough circles that are dipped in a sweet and sticky honey glaze. The dough is made with flour, milk, eggs, yeast, sugar, salt, Butter/Margarine, and Vanilla Extract. The glaze is made with honey, Icing Sugar, Milk, and Vanilla Extract. 
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Rising Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 32 Donuts
Calories 242 kcal

Equipment

  • Deep Fryer
  • Dutch Oven
  • Stand Mixer
  • Thermometer

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 2 tablespoon  Yeast
  • ¼ cup warm 40°C Water
  • 1 ½ cups 40° 2% Milk
  • ½ cup  Granulated Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon  Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Large Eggs Room Temperature
  • ⅓ Cup  Butter/Margarine Melted
  • 5-6 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 Quarts  Canola Oil For Frying

Glaze

  • 4 cups Icing Sugar
  • ½ Cup 2% Milk
  • 1 tablespoon  Vanilla Extract
  • 2 tablespoon  Honey

Instructions
 

Make Dough

  • Let the yeast bloom in water and sugar in your mixer bowl. After it has bloomed (foamy and ready to go), add the milk, butter, and eggs. Pour in the vanilla, add the salt, and then add one cup of flour at a time. If you want the dough to be soft, but not sticky, it should be quite soft.

Rise The Dough

  • Oil the dough and the boiling water and allow it to rise until doubled in a warm place. When the dough has doubled in size or an indentation remains when poked, you'll know it has risen enough.

Shape the Donuts and Rise Again

  • Once the dough has risen, punch down the down and work out any air bubbles. You can use a donut cutter dipped in flour or you can find something in your kitchen to cut the dough to 12" thick on a floured work surface. Cover and let the donuts and holes rise for another hour! (I used a large wine glass for the outer circle and a cap for the center.)

Frying

  • For each side, fry for one minute in 360° Canola Oil. To catch grease, place a cooling rack underneath a paper towel.

Glaze

  • In a saucepan, combine all ingredients and bring to a simmer while whisking constantly. Make sure you 'cook out' the stale taste of powdered sugar (I decided that this was a thing while making this) Take the glaze off the heat after a few minutes of simmering and dip the cooled donuts into it. To set them up, place them back on the wired rack.
Keyword Honey Glazed Donuts