{"id":1074,"slug":"doughnuts-yeasted","title":"Doughnuts (Yeasted)","description":"This recipe yields fried, yeasted donuts.","ingredients_raw":["Dough","14.4 g Active dry yeast","¼ cup (59.25 g) Warm water (105–115 °F)","1 ½ cups (366 g) Lukewarm milk","½ cup (100 g) White sugar","1 teaspoon (6 g) Salt","100 g Eggs","⅓ cup (68.33 g) Shortening","5 cups (625 g) All-purpose flour","Frying","1 quart (872 g) Vegetable oil for frying","Glaze","⅓ cup (75.66 g) Butter","2 cups (240 g) Confectioner's sugar","1 ½ teaspoons (6.3 g) Vanilla","4 tablespoons (14.81 g) Hot water"],"ingredients_norm":["dough","active dry yeast","warm water","lukewarm milk","white sugar","salt","egg","shortening","all purpose flour","vegetable oil","glaze","butter","confectioner's sugar","vanilla","hot water"],"steps":["Scald milk by bringing it to at least 180 F then cool it to less than 105 F.","Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water, and let it sit for 5 minutes.","In a large bowl, mix together the yeast mixture, milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening, and 2 cups of the flour. Mix for a few minutes at low speed, or stirring with a wooden spoon.","Beat in remaining flour ½ cup at a time until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Knead for about 5 minutes.","Place the dough into a greased bowl, and cover. Set in a warm place to rise until doubled. Dough is ready if upon touching, indention remains.","Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and gently roll out to ½ inch thickness. Cut with a floured doughnut cutter.","Cover doughnuts loosely with a cloth. Let sit out to rise again until doubled.","Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until the icing is somewhat thin, but not watery. Set it aside then.","Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large heavy skillet to 350 °F (175 °C). Slide doughnuts into the hot oil using a spatula. Turn doughnuts over as they rise to the surface. Fry doughnuts on each side until golden brown.","Remove from hot oil, and drain on a wire rack.","Dip doughnuts into the glaze while still hot, and set onto wire racks to drain off excess. Keep a cookie sheet or tray under racks for easier clean up."],"categories":["Recipes for dessert","Deep fried recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using white sugar","Recipes for bread","Recipes for pastries","Recipes using egg","Recipes using all-purpose flour","Recipes using vegetable oil","Recipes using milk"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Doughnuts_(Yeasted)","source_ref":"4587415","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Doughnuts_(Yeasted)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"a32eaa8257e6b90f1e60aaa4935eb9375dee502c19b0e96a4e3c4032256c0d87","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:00Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/doughnuts-yeasted"}