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Bread Machine Yeast Donuts

October 4, 2021 by Missy Rakes Leave a Comment

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Close up of a bread machine donut with sprinkles.

If you like store bought donuts, then you’ll love these Bread Machine Yeast Donuts that are light, fluffy and full of the sweet flavors that you love.

Close-up of a bread machine donut with glaze and sprinkles.

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Bread Machine Yeast Donuts

Donuts are one of my all time favorite desserts, so being able to make them at home in my bread machine is so exciting. These Bread Machine Yeast Donuts are soft, light, fluffy and full of the delicious flavors that you love.

Feel free to use the glaze recipe that I’ve provided for you, or you can use store-bought icing or a cinnamon sugar coating and of course you don’t want to leave out the sprinkles! I know you and your family will love this recipe. Happy Baking Friends!

Want more sweet breakfast recipes? Here are a few of our favorites:

  • Apple Cider Donuts
  • Pumpkin Cake Mix Donuts
  • Powdered Sugar Biscuit Donuts
  • Chocolate Chip Baked Pancakes

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How to Make Bread Machine Yeast Donuts:

Place all of the ingredients into the bread machine pan in the order listed.

All ingredients in bread machine pan.

Program your bread machine to the dough cycle or follow the manufacturer’s instructions for making dough.

Once the dough cycle is complete, punch the dough down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface.

Risen dough in the bread machine.

Using a rolling pin, roll the dough to ½ inch thickness.

Dough rolled out on a marble counter with a rolling pin sitting next to it.

Using round cookie cutters in two sizes as shown, cut the dough into circles and place onto a parchment lined baking sheet at least 1 inch apart.

Rolled out dough with doughnut shapes cut out.

Knead any scrap pieces of dough into a mound of dough and continue rolling out and cutting the doughnuts until all of the dough is used.

Dough cut into doughnut shapes before being fried.

Cover the doughnuts with a kitchen towel and place in a draft-free area for 30 minutes to 1 hour or until the doughnuts have doubled in size.

Heat oil in a dutch oven, deep fryer or deep pan between 350 and 375 degrees F.

Carefully lift the doughnuts from the parchment paper using a wire spatula and place in oil 3-4 at a time. Do not crowd the oil.

Cook until golden brown or about 1 minute per side.

Remove fried doughnuts and place on a wire cooling rack or onto paper towels.

Warm fried donuts sitting on a cooling rack before being glazed.

For the glaze:
Mix all ingredients together until smooth.

Add additional evaporated milk if a thinner consistency is desired.

Dip the doughnut into the glaze on both sides. Place on a wire rack.

Allow the glaze to run over the doughnut. Add sprinkles if desired.

Glazed donuts sitting on a cooling rack.

Close up of a glazed donut with sprinkles.
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Bread Machine Yeast Donuts

A light and fluffy yeast dough cut into circles and deep fried then covered in a sweet glaze.
Prep Time1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: Bread Machine Yeast Donuts
Keyword: Bread Machine Yeast Donuts
Servings: 12
Calories: 366kcal

Equipment

  • Bread Machine

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups milk warm
  • 1 egg beaten
  • ¼ cup butter room temperature
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 ½ cups white flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 8 cups vegetable oil for frying

For the Glaze:

  • ½ cup butter melted
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoons evaporated milk

Instructions

  • Place all of the ingredients into the bread machine  pan in the order listed.
  • Program your bread machine to the dough cycle or follow the manufacturer’s instructions for making dough.
  • Once the dough cycle is complete, punch the dough down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
  • Using a rolling pin, roll the dough to ½ inch thickness.
  • Using round cookie cutters in two sizes as shown, cut the dough into circles and place onto a parchment lined baking sheet at least 1 inch apart.
  • Knead any scrap pieces of dough into a mound of dough and continue rolling out and cutting the doughnuts until all of the dough is used.
  • Cover the doughnuts with a kitchen towel and place in a draft-free area for 30 minutes to 1 hour or until the doughnuts have doubled in size.
  • Heat oil in a dutch oven, deep fryer or deep pan between 350 and 375 degrees F.
  • Carefully lift the doughnuts from the parchment paper using a wire spatula and place in oil 3-4 at a time. Do not crowd the oil.
  • Cook until golden brown or about 1 minute per side.
  • Remove fried doughnuts and place on a wire cooling rack or onto paper towels.

For the Glaze:

  • Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
  • Add additional evaporated milk if a thinner consistency is desired.
  • Dip the doughnut into the glaze on both sides. Place on a wire rack.
  • Allow the glaze to run over the doughnut. Add sprinkles if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 366kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 321mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 433IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg

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