Baked Donuts Recipe

Ingredients

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix 1 cup of the flour with the sugar, salt and yeast.
2. Add the warmed milk, 3 tablespoons of melted butter, egg yolks and vanilla extract. Whisk to blend well.
3. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and place in a warm area for 10 minutes or until bubbles start to form on the top.
4. Stir in 1 ¼ cups of the flour. The dough should hold together and not stick to the bowl too much. If needed, add the last 2 tablespoons of flour.
5. Knead the dough for 5 minutes, either by hand or in a mixer with a dough hook.
6. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm area for 1 ½ hours or until doubled in size.
7. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 375°F with the rack in the center of the oven.
8. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll to ¼ to ½-inch in thickness.
9. Cut out rounds using a 2 to 2 ½ -inch cutter. Place the cut rounds on the baking sheet.
10. Reroll the scraps of dough to make more donuts.
11. Cover the cut donuts on the baking sheet with a clean kitchen towel and let rise in a warm area for 45 minutes.
12. When ready, bake for 10-12 minutes or until puffed and golden.
13. When out of the oven, brush with the remaining 2 tablespoons of melted butter and roll each donut in granulated sugar.
14. When cool enough to handle, cut a slit in the side of each donut and fill with the fruit spread by using a piping bag and decorating tip that has a large opening. Squeeze the fruit spread into the donut until you feel the donut expanding a bit.