Glazed Soft And Tender Donuts

Directions

• In bowl, add yeast to 1/4 cup warm milk and rest until it starts to bubble. Once it has bubbled and activated, add in rest of milk, butter, yolks, sugar and vanilla.
• Whisk the flour and salt together and add to liquids in 1/2 cup increments until a soft, slightly sticky dough has formed. Dough should be easy to handle.
• Place dough in oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Rise for 2 hours or until doubled in size.
• Once doubled, punch down and roll out into 1/2 inch thick circle. Cut donuts with donut cutter. Place donuts on a floured tray, cover with plastic wrap and rise for 1/2 hour until puffy.
• Heat oil, vegetable, canola or shortening can be used. Carefully lower the donuts into oil, not more than 2 to 3 at a time. Fry each side for about a minute or until golden brown.
• Remove donuts and place on kitchen towels, flipping it onto each side a few times to dry the oil. Place onto a cooling tray. Glaze and serve warm.
• For the chocolate glaze
• Melt the butter. Remove from heat and add in the cocoa powder. Stir in the powdered sugar and milk until desired consistency is reached. Add in vanilla extract.
• For the vanilla glaze
• Whisk together the icing sugar, milk, vanilla and salt until combined adding more milk if needed to achieve a slightly thick glaze. (The warm donuts will melt the glaze slightly so make sure to keep the glaze on the thicker side).
• Once donuts are just cool enough to touch, gently dip each one into the glaze of your choice, hold it upside down for a few seconds, then place upright on a wire rack to set.