Pioneer Woman’s glazed donuts are light, fluffy, and the best homemade donuts I’ve ever eaten. Recipes

Confession: I love me some glazed donuts. And I especially love Pioneer Woman’s Glazed Donuts recipe.

There is no donut-providing bakery anywhere near me. I’m even more than a half hour from a grocery store that sells donuts! It’s a hard life, I know.

What do you do when you’re hours away from a donut source? Become the source! Making donuts from scratch is my only option and my, what a delicious option it is.

This recipe hails from The Pioneer Woman’s blog and I dare say it is the best homemade glazed donuts recipe ever. These donuts are better than anything you can buy, that I can promise you. The secret is in the dough. You make the dough with a heavy hand of melted butter. The dough is light and sticky, but then you stick that dough in the fridge for a good long while. The butter gets firm again in the fridge and works its magic when you pop these donuts in the hot frying oil. These light donuts almost melt in your mouth when you eat them.

INGREDIENTS
For the Donuts:

• 1 and 1/8 cup whole milk, warm
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons (one package) Instant Or Active Dry Yeast
• 2 whole large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 and 1/4 stick unsalted butter (10 tablespoons), melted
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Shortening/oil for frying

Glaze for hot yeast donuts:

• 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• Enough milk to make a thin icing (about 1/2 cup)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. To make the dough: warm the milk until it is getting nice and warm when you dip your finger in it (about 105 degrees). Add the milk to a mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve. Add the yeast and stir to combine. Let the yeast rest for 5 minutes.
2. Add the beaten eggs and melted butter to the bowl and stir to combine.
3. …………………………

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