Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Doughnuts Recipes

KRISPY KREME GLAZED DONUTS

Steps:

• For the Dough Combine all dough ingredients in the bowl of your stand mixer. Use the dough hook attachment and mix on low for about a minute or so until the flour is almost all incorporated. You may have to scrape down the sides of the bowl a time or two. Once the dough is more or less together, knead on medium speed until the dough clears the sides of the pan. You will think it never will, and then all of a sudden, it does. This will take between 12-15 minutes.
• The dough will be very soft and supple. Scrape the dough into a ball in the bottom of the mixer bowl, spray with pan spray and cover. Let rise in a warm spot until double, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. (To make a warm place for my dough to rise, bring a mug of water to a boil in the microwave. Then move the mug to one side and place the covered bowl of dough in the other side. Close the door quickly to let the dough proof.)
• While the dough is proofing, cut some squares of parchment about 4" x 4". You'll need 16 or so. Spray each square with a bit of pan spray. Lay them out on two cookie sheets or half sheet pans. Liberally flour a work surface with all-purpose flour and, when the dough has doubled, scrape it out onto the floured surface.
• Flour the top of the dough as well and knead it a few times to incorporate the flour and to press out as many of the large gas bubbles as you can. Shape the dough into a smooth ball, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Add a bit more flour to your work surface and the top of the dough and roll out into a rough rectangle about 1⁄2" thick. Use a 3" doughnut cutter (or a large and small round cutter) to cut approximately 12 doughnuts from the first roll. Place each doughnut on one of the squares of parchment. Reroll the remainder of the dough, but know these second rolls won't be quite as light as the first rolls. You should be able to cut another 4 doughnuts from the re-rolled dough. Discard the rest or fry the scraps as-is. Cover the doughnuts with plastic wrap or a couple of lint-free towels. Let them rest for 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, heat the oil to 360F. This will take about 10 minutes or so. Once the oil is at temperature, start frying. Pick up one of the parchment squares and, holding it low over the oil, carefully tip the doughnut into the oil, letting it slide off the parchment. Be careful! Fry 2-3 doughnuts at a time, flipping them once the first side is deep golden brown and the oil is barely bubbling. Doughnuts cook fast--maybe a minute a side, so don't walk away. Remove each fully cooked doughnut to a rack to cool. Cook all the "first rolls" first, because the second rolls will need a bit extra time to rise. Allow to cool completely.
• Dip each doughnut into the glaze (method follows) and then flip so the glaze completely cover the doughnut. Stick a wooden skewer or chopstick into the hole in the doughnut and hold up over the bowl of glaze to drain well. You want all but the thinnest layer of glaze to remain. Allow doughnuts to sit at room temperature until the glaze has set. Carefully turn the doughnuts over to allow any drips on the bottoms of the doughnuts to set up as well.
• These are best served as soon as the glaze has set up. Serve them at room temperature or barely heat them in the microwave. Wrap any leftovers and leave at room temperature. Heat to serve the next day. These things are seriously delicious and ridiculously addictive. I don't think you'll have any left after the first day, let alone the second!
• To Make the Glaze In a microwave-safe medium bowl, heat the oil and butter on power level 2-3 until the butter has mostly melted. Add the confectioners' sugar and whisk to combine as evenly as possible. Add 2 1/2 ounces of hot water (1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon) and whisk well. The glaze should be pretty thin but not watery. If you think it's a bit thick, add more water, a teaspoon or so at a time, until you like the texture. You will most likely have a lot of leftover glaze, but you need this much to be able to dip and flip them. After glazing all the doughnuts, you can use the leftover glaze for another purpose or just discard it.
• NOTES: If you want to fry the doughnut holes, fry them first or they will overproof since they are so small. The doughnuts should float in the oil as soon as you drop them in. If they sink or float low in the oil, remove the oil from the heat and let the doughnuts proof an additional 10-15 minutes. A well-proofed doughnut will bob in the oil like a boat, not sink like a submarine. Your doughnuts should be deep golden brown on each side and have a pale strip around their centers. (See photos) That lets you know they are light and fluffy

KRISPY KREME ORIGINAL GLAZED DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• 1. Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water. Let solution stand for 5 minutes or until it becomes foamy on top. Make sure the water isn't too hot to avoid killing the yeast.
• 2. Sift flour and salt together in a large bowl. Beat egg yolk in a small bowl, then stir in the milk and vanilla. Pour the yeast solution into the bowl with the egg and milk, and stir. Make a well in the center of he flour, then pour the yeast solutioninto that well. Stir by hand gently with a wooden spoon from the middle, slowly bringing in more flour until all ingredients come together into a ball-the dough will be too sticky to handle at this point. Cover the bowl and let sit in a warm place for 30 to 45 minutes or until the dough doubles in size.
• 3. While the dough is rising, cut ten 4 x 4-inch squares of wax paper and arrange them on two rimmed baking sheets. Each doughnut will rise on its own square of wax paper, and the rimmed baking sheet will allow you to wrap a large sheet of foil over the doughnuts without the foil touching the doughnuts. Sprinkle a little flour on each of the squares of wax paper.
• 4. Use flour on your hands to transfer the dough to a floured surface. Sprinkle a little flour on top of the dough, and then gently roll out the dough until until it's about 1/2 inch thick. Use only the amount of flour needed to allow you to handle the dough. Use a 3-inch biscuit cutter to cut out circles of dough, then use a lid from a plastic soda or water bottle (about 1 1/8-inch diameter) to cut the holes. Carefully place each doughnut on a square of wax paper with the floured side of the doughnut down on the wax paper. Cover the doughnuts with large sheets of foil and let them sit 45 minutes in a warm place until the doughnuts have puffed up to at least twice their original size.
• 5. While the doughnuts rest, make the glaze by combining water and granulated sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute, or until the solution is clear. Pour hot sugar solution into a medium mixing bowl, add the powdered sugar, meringue powder, and a pinch of salt, then use an electric mixer and mix for 2 minutes on high speed. Cover bowl with plastic wrap until you need it.
• 6. As the doughnuts rise, heat vegetable shortening in a fryer to 375 degrees F.
• 7. When the doughnuts have doubled in size, carefully transfer 2 or 3 doughnuts at a time to the hot shortening. Turn each doughnut over onto a palm of your hand, carefully remove wax paper, and then drop it into the oil. Fry for 1 minute, flip doughnut with the handle of a wooden spoon, and continue frying for an additional minute. Remove doughnuts to a cooking rack for one minute.
• 8. After a minute on the cooking rack, spoon the glaze over the top of each doughnut so that it runs down the sides and off onto the plate below the cooking rack. In between each glazing stir the glaze so that it stays smooth. If glaze begins to thicken, stir in just a little bit of hot water to thin it out. Let the glazed doughnuts cool 5 minutes before eating. Don't store doughnuts in a sealed container or moisture from the doughnuts will melt the glaze. Instead, store them covered loosely with aluminum foil. Stored this way the doughnuts will be good for about 1 day