How to Make Donuts

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• 1 egg
• Powdered sugar glaze:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 6 to 8 tablespoons milk
• Food coloring if desired to make colored glazes (optional)
• Method:
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Method

1. Mix the flour with the sugar, yeast and salt, then add the soft butter and the egg — rub together well.
2. Add the milk and knead until you get the donut dough.
3. Let the dough rise until it doubles in size.
4. Roll it out to about 1 cm thickness and cut into rounds to the desired size, then let the rounds rise a second time.
5. Fry the donuts in hot oil until golden.
6. When the donuts have cooled, decorate with melted chocolate or the powdered sugar glaze.
7. How to make the powdered sugar glaze
8. Mix the powdered sugar and milk well to get a thick white glaze.
9. Add food coloring to obtain colored glazes if desired.