Over
Christmas Break my husband and I went out to California to visit family. While
we were out there my sister and I got together and played for a day. She gets
me into TONS of trouble! When we were on our way back to her house she insisted
that we stop by a gourmet doughnut shop in Newport Beach called Sidecar
Doughnuts & Coffee. http://www.sidecardoughnuts.com/
Oh my goodness!!! My world was changed. Ask any of my close friends, I LOVE
learning how to do new things, especially in the kitchen. I had never made
doughnuts before and after trying their Maple Bacon Doughnut, I was determined
to learn how to make them for myself. When I got back to Arizona, I got to
work. This is what I have found for a delicious yeast light and fluffy doughnut,
tips and tricks included. They are DELICIOUS!!!
Donut Recipe
4 ½ tsp Yeast,
I use Saf Yeast, It’s the best! You can find it here.
1/4c warm
water (105-115 degrees Fahrenheit)
1 ½ c scaled
and then cooled to lukewarm whole milk (speaking from experience, it is
important that it is whole milk)
½ c sugar
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/3 c
shortening
5 c
all-purpose flour
Oil for
frying
Scaled the
milk, and set it aside to cool.
To scaled
milk: Put milk in a saucepan and put on the stove over medium heat, do not
stir. Let the milk heat until it forms a film on the top. Do not bring the milk
to a boil. As soon as it forms a film on the top remove from the heat.
Stir
together yeast and water, and let sit for 5 minutes to proof. Make sure your
milk is cool enough to add to the yeast mixture. (You don’t want it to be too
hot or it can kill the yeast) When you milk is cool enough, add the milk,
sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and 2 cups of flour to the yeast. Beat on low
speed for 30 seconds. Make sure you constantly scrape down the sides of the
bowl. Occasionally scrapping down the sides of the bowl beat on medium speed
for 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 3 cups of flour until the dough is smooth.
(I like to mainly do this with my hands). Cover and put in a warm place to rise
until the dough has doubled, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a floured
surface. Lightly sprinkle to coat it with flour. Gently roll the dough out with
a floured rolling pin to be ½ inch thick. Cut with doughnut cutters (you can also
to the cap to your oil bottle and a cup, depending on the sizes) Cover and let
rise in a warm place for about 30-45 minutes. While the dough is rising heat
the oil to be 350°F. After this rise, try
to not touch the dough very much, they will be very fluffy. Slide the doughnuts
into the hot oil with a wide spatula; I normally do 2-3 at a time. Cook for
about 1 minute on each side. Turn and remove the doughnuts with a skewer or a
chopstick, be careful to not puncture them with the skewer or chopstick. Drain
on a plate with a cloth or paper towel. When they have cooled slightly dip in
maple glaze. Right after you dip in the glaze sprinkle crumbled bacon on top so
the glaze hasn’t cooled yet.
Maple Glaze
1c brown
sugar
½c butter,
room temp
¼ c whole milk
2c powdered
sugar
2 tsp maple
flavoring
In a
saucepan, bring the brown sugar and butter to a boil. Add milk, and return to a
boil stirring constantly(it helps it to be mixed together evenly). Remove from
heat as soon as it starts to boil again, and stir in powdered sugar and
flavoring. Stir until smooth. This sets VERY quickly. If it starts to set,
stir. If it is too thick after it sets, put back on the stove and heat slightly
and add a little milk. This can make it a little thinner than the original
batch, but it tastes just as delicious.
You can get
super creative with these. Next time I make them I want to make an orange glaze
with candied orange peels. Then maybe some jelly feeling and a peanut butter
icing. Or strawberry filling and a chocolate glaze. The possibilities are endless.
I get super excited talking about doughnuts now days!!! They are delicious and
SO fun to make. They take a while, but are oh so worth it!!! I hope you have
just as much fun making them as I do!
P.S. Thanks
for the several extra pounds sis!
What flavors
do you think would be great?
What is your
favorite doughnut?
What are you
favorite things to cook/fry/bake/make?
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