Sunshine's homemade doughnuts / chocolate glaze

Name: Sunshine's homemade doughnuts / chocolate glaze
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 packages active dry yeast; 2 tbsp warm water [105° to 115 °]; 3/4 cup warm milk (105°to115°); 1 large egg; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 3 tbsp shortening; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 1/2 cup bread flour , divided; 1 vegetable oil; 1/2 cup flour for surface; 2 tbsp butter; 1 packages milk chocolate , chocolate chips; 1 cup sifted powder sugar; 3 tbsp hot water; 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Brenda M. Castillo @Sunshinebc

Texas

Sunshine's homemade doughnuts / chocolate glaze

Brenda M. Castillo @Sunshinebc

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Ingredients

12 servings

1 packagesactive dry yeast
2 tbspwarm water [105° to 115 °]
3/4 cupwarm milk (105°to115°)
1 largeegg
1/4 cupgranulated sugar
3 tbspshortening
1/2 tspsalt
2 1/2 cupbread flour , divided
1vegetable oil
1/2 cupflour for surface
chocolate glaze
2 tbspbutter
1 packagesmilk chocolate , chocolate chips
1 cupsifted powder sugar
3 tbsphot water
1/4 tspvanilla extract

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Steps

1

Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large mixing bowl,add next 5 ingredients and 1 cup of bread flour , beat at medium speed with electric mixer, for 2 minutes , stir in 1 1/2 cup of flour
2

Cover and let it rise, in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or double in size .punch dough down , turn dough out onto a well floured surface. And knead several times .roll dough out to 1/2 inch thickness, and cut out with 2 1/2 floured doughnut cutter , place doughnuts on a lightly floured cookie sheet , cover and let rise for 30 minutes or till doubled in size.
3

Heat 3 inches of oil to 350° , drop in 2 or 3 doughnuts at a time away from u ,cook 1 minute on each side , place on wire rack when lightly golden color. Put a paper towel under wire rack .
4

Dip in chocolate glaze when doughnut is still warm.
5

Melt butter and chocolate in a sauce pan , remove from heat add hot water, vanilla and powder sugar and beat well .keep warm , stir occasionally, do this when ready to fry the doughnuts
6

Dip in chocolate glaze or powder sugar or fill with jams are preserves , enjoy