Homemade Glazed Yeast Donuts

Kelly Kolb
With 15 years of working around some of the most brilliant culinary experts, I pride myself on creating delicious and nutritious meals that bring joy to the family table.
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Updated: 7/23/2020

Using a basic sweet yeast dough master recipe, learn how to make classic, fresh donut shop glazed donuts right at home!

Kids can certainly help with making the dough and cutting the donuts, but it’s best to leave the frying to an adult. Don’t crowd too many donuts in the oil when frying or you might lower the oil’s temperature. EQUIPMENT NOTE: You will need a stand mixer with a dough paddle and kneading hook attachment, a rolling pin, a large biscuit cutter to cut the donut, a smaller biscuit cutter to cut the hole and a fry/candy thermometer.

Serves: 18 Save

Ingredients (12)

  • 7 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 packet yeast
  • 3 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 1/2 melted butter
  • 2 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoon evaporated milk
  • 3 cup powdered sugar
  • Oil for frying

Directions

  1. Add two cups of flour, shortening, eggs, salt, sugar, yeast and warm milk to bowl of mixer. Attach dough paddle and mix on low. Carefully add 2 more cups flour, mix until combined. Stop mixer, swap paddle attachment for kneading hook, add rest of flour and mix until just combined.
  2. Remove dough to a clean bowl, cover and let rest for 30-60 minutes.
  3. Place rested dough on a lightly floured surface, roll out dough until about 1-inch thick. Using large biscuit cutter, cut donuts as closely spaced together as possible; using smaller cutter, cut hole in the center of each donut. Carefully separate donuts and holes from rest of dough and let rest on a clean surface for 30-40 minutes.
  4. In another clean bowl, whisk together butter, vanilla, and evaporated milk. Then slowly whisk in powdered sugar until glaze is smooth and glossy. Set aside.
  5. In large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat oil to 350 F.
  6. Carefully slide rested donuts into hot oil one at a time. Flip them over after 45 seconds and fry on the other side for another 45 seconds. Remove browned donuts to cooling rack set over baking sheet. Continue until you've fried all the donuts and donut holes.
  7. Dip donuts and holes into glaze. Set back on rack and let glaze set, about 5 minutes.