Baking
Donuts
Ingredients
- 4 C Flour
- ¼ C Sugar
- 2¼ t Dry Yeast
- 2 Eggs
- 1¼ C Water, warm
- ½ t Salt
- ¼ C Margarine, room temp
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- 1
Mix flour, sugar, yeast in large bowl.
- 2
Add eggs, water and salt, mix combined.
- 3
Add margarine, knead till incorporated (slightly stickier dough = fluffier donut).
- 4
Cover, rise 2 hours.
- 5
Cut parchment squares for each donut.
- 6
Divide dough into 20 balls, place each on parchment.
- 7
Cover, rise 45 minutes.
- 8
Heat big pot of oil.
- 9
Place 3-4 donuts in with parchment squares — remove parchment when it detaches.
- 10
Flip with slotted spoon when golden.
- 11
Drain on paper towel-lined sheet.
- 12
Cool, fill, glaze and top.
Note
Fillings: custard, lemon curd, homemade jam, jam+custard, cream cheese frosting, pumpkin whipped cream, apple pie filling, marshmallow filling, peanut butter, tiramisu, whipped chocolate ganache. Glazes: chocolate, vanilla, blueberry, cranberry, coffee, coconut lime, peppermint, peanut butter. Toppings: sprinkles, crushed graham crackers, crushed peppermint candies, coconut, chopped nuts, torched marshmallows/fluff.