Original Krispy Kreme Glazed Doughnuts

By efriend

Original Krispy Kreme Glazed Doughnuts you know and love and now you can make them at home and eat them fresh!

Ingredients

• Doughnuts:
• 2 packet yeast 1/4 ounce packets
• 1/4 cup warm water 105-115 degrees
• 1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk scalded, then cooled
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 cups vegetable shortening or vegetable oil if you would prefer for frying
• Glaze:
• 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup I make my homemade corn syrup in my [url:2]Caramel Popcorn recipe[/url]

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 60mins
Cooking time 80mins
Adapted from dinnerthendessert.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

Add water and yeast together in a your stand mixer and set aside for 10 minutes.

Add in the milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and 2 cups of the flour.

Turn the stand mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes, then add in the rest of the flour and mix until just combined.

Take the bowl out of the stand mixer and cover with a clean towel to let it rise for an hour.

When you can push down on the dough and your fingerprint stays you're ready to move on to the next step.

Working with half the dough at a time, roll it to 1/2 inch thick on a floured surface.

Dip your doughnut cutter in flour and cut out a dozen doughnuts with each half of the dough and out onto wax paper.

Let rise, covered, in a warm spot for 30-45 mins (I did 45)

In a cast iron pan or other deep saucepan, heat the vegetable shortening to 375 degrees.

Please use a thermometer to measure the temperature as this is a critical step.

Fry the doughnuts on each side for 90 seconds.

Drain on a cooling rack until you finish cooking them all then dip into the glaze.

To make the glaze, add the powdered sugar, milk and corn syrup to a bowl and microwave for 30 seconds.

Most importantly, eat with reckless abandon.