Homemade Original Krispy Kreme Donuts: Warm and Wonderful

My love of Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Doughnuts is unconditional, unwavering, and absolute. They are warm, and soft, and they can pick me up when I'm feeling down. They never disappoint me. They never annoy me. And they never, ever tell me that the dishes need to be done or that I need to pick my clothes up off the bathroom floor (I may or may not have  a problem there...). And I will love them until the day I die. You might think I'm joking, that I'm being dramatic. So let's see how you You Know what else I love? Freshly baked Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chips Cookies. *Swoon* Anyway. Back to these doughnuts. The key to getting them just right is in two very important steps: The Rising. You must let the dough rise twice. Once in the bowl, and once after you've cut the doughnuts. Which leads me to... The thickness of the doughnuts you cut. I had the best results with rolling the dough out pretty thin before cutting, down to about 1/4 inch. Think roll-out sugar cookie dough thick, and that's about where you want these. Be sure to follow those two simple rules, and you'll have perfectly fluffy Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnuts made in your very own kitchen. Krispy Kreme Glazed Donut Recipe Print This Recipe Ingredients 1 1/4 cups water, warm 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 1/4 cup honey 3 cups flour 1 1/2 tablespoons non fat dry milk 1/2 tablespoon salt 4 sifted cups powdered sugar 1/4 cup milk 4 cups vegetable oil Directions Pour the warm water into the bowl of your stand mixer (I like to make the water a little bit warmer than bath water, so that when the bowl cools it slightly, it will still be warm enough to activate the yeast). Sprinkle the yeast evenly over the water. Drizzle the honey over the yeast. Let rest for 5-10 minutes until yeast is very foamy. Add the flour, dry milk, and salt to the bowl. Knead with the dough hook on a low speed. Once the dough starts to form, allow the hook to continue to knead for another 5-6 minutes until the dough is elastic and no longer sticky. Cover the bowl and let dough rise until doubled in size. Punch down the dough and move it to a floured workspace like the kitchen table. Roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out the doughnuts, and be sure to cut a small hole in the middle (this prevents the center of the doughnut from being undercooked, so don't skip it!). Cover and let the dough rise once more for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the oil. You need about 2 inches of oil in a pot. I just used a small 2 quart saucepan, and I was able to fry 2 doughnuts at a time. If you want to fry more doughnuts at a time, simply use a bigger pot with more oil. 4 cups of oil worked perfectly for me. Heat the oil over medium-high heat. It's ready when water droplets make it slightly sizzle. Gently place each doughnut in the oil. Once you see brown begin to creep up the side of the doughnuts, flip them (this should happen pretty quickly, it won't take more than a minute, especially as the oil continues to get hotter). Remove the doughnuts to a wire rack over paper towels to let dry and cool slightly. Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk. Add 1-2 tablespoons of additional milk if the glaze is too thick for dipping. Thoroughly dip each doughnut in the glaze, top and bottom. Place back on the wire rack to allow excess glaze to drip off. Notes My instructions are for use with a stand mixer. If you do not own a stand mixer, you can still mix and knead the dough by hand without a problem. via Food Fanatic http://www.foodfanatic.com/2013/05/homemade-original-krispy-kreme-donuts-warm-and-wonderful/

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