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Homemade Krispy Kreme Donuts Recipe
Make this Krispy Kreme Donuts Recipe and you'll recreate and enjoy the famous light, delicately crispy, and perfectly glazed donuts at home!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h 10m⏳ Prep: 40 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Gemma Stafford📖 biggerbolderbaking
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- whisk
- baking sheet
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the Dough
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Steam or bake the potato with the skin on until fully tender, about ⏱️ 30 minutes. Peel the potato while hot and push it through a sieve to finely mash it. Measure out ¾ cup (6 oz/170g) and place in a large bowl. This is the amount you will need for the recipe.
3
To the bowl of potatoes, add the milk, butter, egg, and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
(3 oz/85 g) butter, (melted)6 tablespoonslarge egg, (room temperature)1(15 oz/426 g) cake flour3 cups
4
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, whisk together the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt, then pour in the wet ingredients.
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Mix on medium-low speed for 6 to ⏱️ 8 minutes. The dough should be very soft but still be able to mostly clear the sides of the bowl and just hold its shape.
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Transfer the dough to a large, oiled bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 ½ hours.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle some flour on top.
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On a lightly floured surface, pat out the dough to ½ inch (12 mm) thick and using a 3-inch (7 ½ cm) and 1-inch (2 ½ cm) cookie cutter, cut out doughnut shapes. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and gather and reroll scraps to get 12 doughnuts.
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Cover the doughnuts with a second baking sheet and let the doughnuts rise a second time until doubled, about ⏱️ 40 minutes.
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Make the Glaze
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Whisk the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract together to make a smooth, thin glaze that should go on fairly clearly. Add more milk if needed. Set aside.
(3 oz/85 g) butter, (melted)6 tablespoonsvanilla extract1 tablespoon(15 oz/426 g) cake flour3 cups
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Fry the Doughnuts
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In a large, heavy-bottomed high-sided pan, pour oil 2 to 3 inches deep and heat on Medium to Medium-Low for ⏱️ 5 minutes. (You can also use a candy thermometer and heat to 325°F (165°C).
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While the oil is heating, place a wire rack on a baking sheet next to the heating oil to drain the doughnuts after frying.
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Once the oil has reached temperature, fry the doughnuts, 2 to 3 at a time. After about a minute, when the doughnut is golden on one side, flip and fry the other side.
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Rest on the wire rack to cool and drain while you fry the remaining doughnuts.
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While the doughnuts are still hot, dip in the glaze, letting the excess drip back into the bowl. Return to the wire rack to let them set.
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Serve right away while still warm. These doughnuts are best eaten the day they are made.
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