Chocolate Frosted Donuts

These light and fluffy yeast donuts are are dipped in a easy homemade chocolate glaze. Chocolate Frosted donuts that are 1000% better than a bakery!

- Boston Girl Bakes

All-Purpose Flour

key ingredient

INGREDIENTS:

For the donuts – All-Purpose Flour – white sugar – table salt – instant yeast or active dry yeast – large egg – milk – melted butter – vanilla extract – oil for frying For the glaze – confectioners sugar – cocoa powder * see note – milk – vanilla extract – corn syrup optional – unsalted butter melted

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Chocolate Frosted Donuts Recipe

servings

16 Donuts

COURSE

Breakfast

RESTING time

2 Hours

prep time

40 Minutes

1. To make the dough: In a large bowl or the bucket of a bread machine set on the dough cycle, whisk together the dry ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Add all at once to the dry ingredients. If you're using a bread machine, press Start. If you're preparing by hand or mixer, mix and knead to make a soft dough. Cover and let rest for 5 minutes.

MAKE THE DOUGH

2. If preparing by hand or mixer, knead the dough after its rest for 6 to 8 minutes, until it’s smooth and soft. Place the dough in a greased bowl, turn it over to coat the top, cover, and let it rise for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until doubled in bulk.

LET RISE

3. To shape the doughnuts: Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently roll it 1/4" thick, and cut out doughnuts with a 3-1/2" donut cutter. (if you don't have a donut cutter – then use a round cookie cutter or biscuit cutter, then a smaller cutter to cut out the hole in the middle – a round piping tip or smaller cutter works great! Cover loosely with greased plastic wrap and let the doughnuts rise for 30 minutes to an hour, until doubled.

SHAPE

4. To fry: Heat the oil or shortening in a heavy frying pan or skillet to 350°F. Carefully place the doughnuts in the oil, 2 or 3 at a time, and fry until golden brown. Turn over and cook the second side; each side should take no more than a minute. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper. Fill or frost doughnuts as desired, using your choice of sugar topping or glaze.

FRY

5. Make The Glaze. Sift together the confectioners sugar and cocoa powder. Stir in milk, vanilla, butter, and corn syrup (if using). Adjust consistency if needed.

MAKE THE GLAZE

6. Dip Donuts. Dip the top of each donut into the glaze, letting the excess drip off. Place on to a wire rack.

DIP

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Enjoy!

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