Glazed Doughnuts Recipe

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The coffee-flavored glaze on these moist and tasty doughnuts makes them a perfect way to start off the morning...on Christmas Day or any day. You'll find this recipe is a great way to use up leftover potatoes.

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Glazed Doughnuts Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + rising Cook: 5 min./batch

Yield: 48 Servings

25 5 30

Ingredients

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
2 cups warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup hot mashed potatoes (without added milk and butter)
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract, optional
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
9-1/4 to 9-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
COFFEE GLAZE:
6 to 8 tablespoons cold 2% milk
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup butter, softened
6 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash salt
Oil for deep-fat frying

Directions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, butter, potatoes, eggs and extract if desired. Add the sugar, salt, cinnamon and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Stir down dough. On a well-floured surface, roll out to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. doughnut cutter. Place on greased baking sheets; cover and let rise for 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, for glaze, combine 6 tablespoons milk, coffee and vanilla; stir to dissolve coffee. In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Gradually add milk mixture; beat until smooth, adding additional milk to make a dipping consistency.
In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, about 1-1/2 minutes per side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Dip tops in glaze while warm. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Originally published as Glazed Doughnuts in Country Woman Christmas , p11

Big Batch Baked Goods

We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas