Homemade Krispy Kremes
This recipe will help you make delicious homemade Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Equipment
- Wok or deep fryer
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
Dough Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon milk
- 3 tablespoon boiling water
- 1 teaspoon dry active yeast
- 8 oz all purpose flour a little under 2 cups
- 1 ½ oz sugar about 3 tablespoons
- 1 whole egg
- 1 oz butter cold to room temperature
- 1 dash salt
Oil for Frying
- Enough oil to cover the bottom few inches of a wok or deep fryer
Glaze Ingredients
- ⅓ cup butter
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoon hot water or as needed
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine milk, boiling water, and dry active yeast. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
- Mix in flour, sugar, egg, butter, and salt until a dough forms. Knead the dough until smooth.
- Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Roll out the dough and cut into doughnut shapes. Let them rest for 15 minutes.
- Heat oil in a wok or deep fryer to 350°F (175°C) and fry the doughnuts until golden brown.
- For the glaze, melt butter and mix with confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and hot water until smooth.
- Dip each doughnut into the glaze and place on a rack to cool.
Notes
You can adjust the glaze consistency by adding more hot water if needed.