About my Melt-In-Your-Mouth Glazed Donuts
These classic glazed donuts literally melt in your mouth. They have a light, fluffy, texture and a golden crust. The sugar glaze has the perfect level of sweetness.
Enjoy these as soon as they’re made, while they’re still warm—delicious! I think they’re even better than Krispy Kreme donuts. There, I said it!
This recipe can be found in my new cookbook, Simple Pleasures. In the book you’ll find even more delicious donut recipes, such as authentic Italian donuts, custard-filled donuts, instant donuts, donut holes and more!
What kind of oil should I use for frying the donuts?
At home, the best oils for frying donuts are oils with no flavor or aroma. Vegetable oil, peanut oil, and canola oil are all good choices. After frying donuts, once the oil as cooled, make sure to filter it to remove any solids,and store it in a sealed container for future re-use. You can re-use the same oil for frying four times or more, unless you burnt something or tainted the oil with a strongly flavored ingredient.
Commercially, Krispy Kreme uses vegetable shortening for frying their donuts. That’s a mixture of palm oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil and canola oil. Additionally, commercial fry oils often have additives designed to make the oil last longer.
What is a yeast-raised donut?
Yeast-raised donuts is what most people think of as regular donuts. They’re made in a similar way to bread, with yeast added to the dough. The live yeast feeds on the flour in the dough, and in the process it creates carbon dioxide which makes the dough rise. So, the rise comes from the yeast, hence the term “yeast-raised”.
Is it better to use yeast or baking powder for donuts?
The answer to this question depends on what kind of donuts you prefer. Yeast donuts are most people’s idea of a classic donut. The use of yeast in these donuts along with the method of working the dough gives the donuts their light, fluffy melt-in-your-mouth texture. If these are the kind of donuts you prefer, then using yeast is the way to go.
Baking powder is used in cake donuts which, as the name suggests, have a slightly denser “cake-like” texture. The use of baking powder means there’s no waiting for the dough to rise when making these kind of donuts. You add the amount of baking powder you need for the recipe. Whereas with yeast donuts, you have to wait for the dough to rise. If cake donuts are what you prefer, then using baking powder is the better option.
