Baked Doughnuts

By Lorena_321

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 3/4 cups warm milk
• 1 pkg active dry yeast
• 1 T butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cup flour
• pinch of nutmeg
• 1/2 t salt
• Glaze:
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• Cinnamon Sugar Topping:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 T cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

To make the dough, place 1/4 cups of the warm milk in the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle the yeast over the milk. Let sit for 5 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup of milk with the sugar and butter. Add it to the yeast mixture. Stir to combine. Add the egg and stir until incorporated. Add the flour, nutmeg and salt and stir until the dough starts to form. Change to the dough hook and knead until the dough starts to become smooth. If the dough is too sticky, slowly add more flour until it is no longer sticky.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic and has formed a ball. Place the dough ball in a large lightly greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let sit in a warm place for about 1 hour, until doubled in size.
Once the dough has risen, roll it out on a lightly floured surface until 1/2" thick. Using a doughnut cutter, cut out the doughnuts until you have no dough left. If desired, you can gather up the scraps into a ball and roll it out to cut out more doughnuts. The dough may become tough, though.
Place the doughnuts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, about 2 inches apart. Cover with a clean towel and let sit for about 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place the baking sheets in the oven and bake for 7 minutes, until lightly golden brown. DO NOT overbake. Let cool for about 5 minutes.
While the doughnuts are cooling, make the glaze and/or cinnamon sugar glaze.
To make the glaze, combine the milk and vanilla in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat until just warmed. Slowly add in the powdered sugar and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Remove the glaze from the heat and place over a bowl of warm water.
To glaze the doughnuts, dip them halfway into the glaze and place on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet. Let set for about 10 minutes.
To make the cinnamon sugar topping, melt the butter in a saucepan or a microwave bowl.
To top the doughnuts with cinnamon sugar, dip them halfway in melted butter, then dip in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Set on a cooling rack for about 5 minutes.