HONEY DIP DONUT RECIPES

Steps:

• Put together honey and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan. Heat gently, stirring till well blended. Refrigerate several hrs.In a large bowl, thoroughly mix 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Put together lowfat milk, 1/4 cup water and butter in a saucepan. Heat over low heat till liquids are very warm (120 degrees), butter doesn't need to heat. Gradually add in to dry ingredients and beat 2 min at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add in egg and 1/2 cup flour. Beat at high speed for 2 min, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in sufficient additional flour to make a stiff batter. Cover bowl; let rise till doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Stir batter down. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls into deep hot (375 degree) fat. Fry a couple at a time till golden, about 2 min on each side. Drain on paper towels about 1 minute. Then immerse fried doughnuts into chilled honey mix. Drain and set on wire racks to dry. If you like, dipped donuts may be rolled in finely minced pecans.

Steps:

• Mix yeast in 1 Celsius of the flour, add sugar. Combine water, milk, melted butter, and egg in the mixer, add the flour/yeast/sugar mixture blending well (about 3 minutes). Add vanilla, salt and remaining flour. The dough should be quite soft, but not sticky.
• Cover the dough and let rise until double. (The author generally uses the moist oven method for faster results: Preheat the oven to 200F, place a loaf pan filled halfway with boiling water in the oven. SHUT OVEN OFF.
• Place dough in warm, moist oven to rise. This method generally reduces rising time by half.) Dough has risen enough when an indentation remains when you poke it.
• On a heavily floured surface, roll dough out 1/2" thick and cut out the donuts using a donut cutter dipped in flour.
• Let the donuts and holes rise/set for 15 minutes. In the meantime, heat up the oil for frying, 3-4" deep. The oil needs to be about 360F in order to prevent it from saturating the dough. A drop of dough should sizzle. Fry for approximately 60 seconds each side, turning only ONCE. Remove from hot oil, place on paper towels, cool for 5-7 minutes before glazing.
• To make glaze: Combine butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla, honey and hot water in a small bowl, blending until smooth. Dunk the donuts into the glaze.