Yeast Doughnuts

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I got waaaay more yield than the recipe called for. I may have used a smaller cutter, I don't know. I got a little less than 50! YES! 50 donuts! I also kept the holes and tried to fry those. They are hit and miss sometimes, but fun to make. The glaze I wasn't impressed with. It set up hard but it was very...stale tasting. Just powdered sugar, not much flavor. I threw some orange zest in it. My bf made his own glaze which was better. Would make again

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Made these and substituted lard for the vegetable shortening. They turned out great.

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Outstanding. I was inspired when I caught the episode on TV and couldn't wait to try them out. I decided to give them a try New Year's Day, and was eating fresh donuts that give Krispy Kreme a real run for their money by 11:00.

Follow the directions, weigh out ingredients whenever possible and you can't go wrong. I may cut back or eliminate the nutmeg, (not a real nutmeg fan, or add some cinnamon. I also had to resist the urge to fry them the full 1minute on each side. I suggest you make a couple, let them cool, and break one open to see if they are done. The glaze was also fantastic, and easy. Can't wait to try the chocolate versions.

Needless to say, the single batch (I was able to get 28, are all but gone a day later. Everyone who tried them when nuts. Wasn't able to see if they lost anything after a day, and I don't think they will ever be around long enough to find out.

Thanks again, and Happy New Year!

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This is the first time I have ever attempted a doughnut recipe and I am astounded at how easy it was to follow. Don't give up if your dough does not come together in a ball when you are using the dough hook. I kept it up for 5 minutes and added a few tablespoons of flour and it still didn't come together. I decided to toss the loose dough nto a BIG bowl and put it in a warm oven ( 250 preheated, turned off and then kept open for a few minutes before putting the dough in to rise anyway. I was really happy I used my really big bowl 'cause it really rose high! Use a lot of flour to keep it from sticking when initally kneading it out and your dough will be just fine! I also dusted mine with a heavy cinnamon/light powdered sugar mixture after I dunked them in the vanilla glaze (my husband requested it! They were awesome!

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Carol (and others-- Although the related recipes are no longer listed at the bottom, you can still access them all pretty easily. At the top, under the title, you will find the following links: The Show (links to Good Eats and Episode (links to all the recipes. Hope that helps!

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This recipe worked a treat. I had always wanted to try making raised yeast doughnuts. It was all much easier than I expected and faster too!.
I liked the sugar content, it was for me just right, sweet but not overly so.

My only problem was my cutters, did not have a small enough one for the inner hole. So I am still looking for a good general purpose round cutter set. But I made some without holes, made some larger, all turned out wonderful.

With the last of the dough scraps I tried to make a couple of doughnut twists, I now have much respect for those that can do it and make them look so perfect.

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I am making these as we speak! For those who said the dough didn't come together you need to remember that Alton does his measurements by weight so when it says 23 ounces of flour that doesn't mean divide by 8 and that's how many cups you need. That would work for fluid ounces not volume.

Thanks for the suggestions of adding more sugar! I'll see how they completely turn out!

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These doughnuts are pretty good, but they're not as light and fluffy as I wanted them to be. I took the other reviewer's advice and added some additional sugar to the mixture (about 3 tablespoons. I wonder if adding vanilla to the recipe will enhance the flavor of the doughnuts themselves?

I also fried the doughnuts at a temperature around 380-390 degrees -- I found I got a crispier outside that was wonderful, but you have to watch them closely so they don't over cook. The vanilla glaze from Alton Brown is perfect for these doughnuts. The glaze is great with a 1/2 teaspoon of orange extract! I would definitely make these again.

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i halved the recipe because I did not need 20 doughnuts. This was my first time making doughnuts. The recipe was easy to follow and they came out perfect. But... next time i will add more sugar.

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I fallow the instructions to the last letter and use the thermometer for everything. My family was amazed. Instead of glazed we ate them with white sugar and a glass of milk.