Coffee-Glazed Donuts

I have not made donuts for years, but after getting lunch at Tim Horton’s, I was inspired to make them again. My husband likes “chewy” donuts. These ones fit the bill. I prefer cake donuts to yeast donuts, but neither are hard to make. Below is the yeast version. If I treat myself to cake donuts I will blog about that later.

1 cup of warm milk (test on your wrist like you would for a baby)
1/4 cup butter
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 egg
3 cups of flour + (may need a few more tablespoons)
2 tsp. instant yeast
1/2 tsp. salt
canola oil for frying

Stir together the milk, butter, sugar and egg. Add the yeast and salt to one cup of the flour. Stir the yeast/flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Stir in more flour, then knead in the rest of the flour using a dough hook or your hands when it is too hard to stir. Knead for 5 minutes or so, cover and let double in size. Depending on the temperature, that can take 45-60 minutes.

Roll the dough out a couple centimetres thick and cut with a donut cutter. Cover and let rise again.

 
Heat 4 cm of oil in a wide pot until a piece of dough dropped in begins to sizzle. Not hot enough it will just sit in the oil, too hot it will burn in no time. Aim for 350-360 degrees F. Fry a ball to see if it is the right temperature. It should sizzle and turn golden in a minute or less. Flip and repeat on the other side. Remove to drain on paper towels.

Toppings:

I like to roll the balls in sugar and cinnamon while they are still hot, but for the donuts, cool them completely and then dip in a coffee glaze. Recipes for both are below.

Cinnamon and sugar dip
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Coffee Glaze
1 cup icing sugar
2-3 Tablespoons strong, cold coffee

Stir together until smooth and dip the donuts in the glaze. Let dry on a cooling rack.