Food Network: Coffee and Doughnuts

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Coffee and Doughnuts
Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello

Ingredients
1 package active dried yeast
2 tablespoons warm water
3/4 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large egg
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus 1/4 cup for dusting
1 teaspoon finely ground sea salt, preferably gray salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
Peanut oil, for frying the doughnuts
1 cup confectioners' sugar

3 tablespoons finely ground good-quality espresso, optional

Instructions
Combine the yeast and water in a medium bowl.
Microwave the milk and butter on a low setting until the milk is warm and butter
is just melted, about 45 seconds to 1 minute. Be sure not to overheat the mixture.
In a separate bowl whisk together the egg and sugar until the sugar is dissolved.
Add the warm butter and milk to the egg mixture. Whisk to combine then pour it
into the yeast.

In another bowl, mix together the flour, salt and nutmeg. With a wooden spoon, add
the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix until all the ingredients are smooth
and well combined into soft dough 1 to 2 minutes. Cover the bowl with a kitchen
towel let sit in a warm place until it doubles in size, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

On a lightly floured work surface gently roll the dough into a 1/2-inch thick
rectangle (about 10 by 18 inches). Cut the dough in 32 smaller rectangles, each
about 1 by 1 1/2 inches. Sprinkle flour on 2 baking sheets to prevent the dough
from sticking. Space the rectangles of dough about 2 inches apart on the baking
sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
Preheat the oil in fryer to 375 degrees F.

Fry the doughnuts in the oil until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side,
turning with tongs. Remove the doughnuts from the oil and place on a cooling rack,
allowing some of oil to drain on a paper shopping bag or paper towels placed below
rack.

Once doughnuts have cooled to room temperature sift confectioners' sugar over the
top of the doughnuts. Move the doughnuts to a serving platter and sprinkle the

tops of each one with 1/4 teaspoon of espresso. Serve warm or at room
temperature.

Chef's notes: These seem like they take a while to make but, really, all of the
time is spent waiting for the dough to rise.

A great way to serve these is to place a doughnut in top of a steaming cup of
fresh-brewed coffee.