🍩 Homemade Glazed Donuts (Bakery-Style)

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🍩 Homemade Glazed Donuts (Bakery-Style)

Soft, fluffy homemade donuts with a smooth vanilla glaze. These classic fried donuts are light, tender, and perfect for sharing with family and friends.

⭐ Recipe Overview

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Rising Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 6

🧾 Ingredients

For the Donuts

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • ¼ cup whole milk, lukewarm

  • ¼ cup water, lukewarm

  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast

  • 1 egg, room temperature

  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar

  • ¼ cup butter, softened

  • Pinch of salt

  • Oil for frying

For the Glaze

  • 2 cups powdered sugar

  • ¼ cup whole milk, lukewarm

  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Activate the Yeast

In a bowl, combine lukewarm water, milk, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, and yeast.
Mix and let stand for 10 minutes until foamy.

2. Prepare the Dough

In another bowl, mix remaining flour and salt.
Rub butter into the flour mixture with your fingers until crumbly.

Add remaining sugar, egg, and yeast mixture.
Knead for 5 minutes until smooth.

Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead another 5–8 minutes until elastic.

3. First Rise

Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl.
Cover and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

4. Shape the Donuts

Punch down dough and divide into 4 portions.
Roll out to ½-inch thickness.
Cut into donut shapes or rounds.

Cover and let rise again for 30–40 minutes.

5. Fry

Heat oil to 375°F (190°C).
Fry donuts 70–90 seconds per side until golden.
Drain on a cooling rack.

6. Make the Glaze

Whisk powdered sugar, milk, cream, and vanilla until smooth.

7. Glaze the Donuts

Dip warm donuts into glaze or drizzle over the top.
Let set for a few minutes before serving.

💡 Tips

  • Dough should spring back when pressed.

  • Oil temperature is key: too cool = greasy, too hot = burnt.

  • Best eaten fresh the same day.

🍫 Variations

  • Chocolate glaze: add 2 tbsp cocoa powder

  • Cinnamon sugar: toss donuts in cinnamon sugar instead of glaze

  • Filled donuts: inject jam or cream after frying

✅ Final Result

Soft inside, lightly crisp outside, and coated with smooth vanilla glaze — perfect homemade donuts for breakfast or dessert.

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