Doughnut Glaze

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2004

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Circle of Life

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (22)

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COMMENTS & REVIEWS(22)

Cook Time:
3 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
enough glaze for 20 to 25 doughnuts

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 3 min
Total:: 13 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

Combine milk and vanilla in a medium saucepan and heat over low heat until warm. Sift confectioners' sugar into milk mixture. Whisk slowly, until well combined. Remove the glaze from the heat and set over a bowl of warm water. Dip doughnuts into the glaze, 1 at a time, and set on a draining rack placed in a half sheet pan for 5 minutes before serving.

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recipe Doughnut Glaze
hellina rocklin, CA 11-14-2009
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total bomb for me
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I dont know if I made a mistake along the way that I cant account for looking back, but this was WAY too vanilla-ish and the... sugaring was too thick, not glazey. Ive tried 3 other donut recipes on here and have loved them all. This is my first bad review : (Read more
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Ashley Flagstaff, AZ 02-02-2009
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No taste
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I don't know if it was the powdered sugar or the wrong kind of milk but it was just plain and horrible. Yuck. Needs butter.
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Jon Fordlan, MO 12-09-2008
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Altonernate uses
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thanks again to AB for helping us with the basics. I always appreciate your thoughtful explanations. I used your glaze on... my Christmas rum cake. It was great!Read more
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Robin Longmont, CO 11-30-2008
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A winner!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved this glaze. I didn't have whole milk, so I used evaporated milk instead. The glaze was wonderful. I used this... glaze for Alton Brown's yeast doughnuts. For half the batch of glaze, I added a few drops of orange extract and it was even better! Read more
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Anonymous 09-24-2008
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Excellent glaze
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very simple and tastes great!
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SHEILA BRIDGEPORT, WV 08-16-2008
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ALWAYS 1
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

WHY IS IT, NO MATTER HOW GOOD , AND THE GLAZE WAS GREAT, SOME-ONE ALWAYS PUT`S JUST OK LOL