Maxim Donut Bites Traditional Donuts Recipes

Steps:

• Doughnuts:.
• In large bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat eggs until light in color and well combined, about a minute, add the sugar, butter, and buttermilk and beat until smooth. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and mix until just combined, do not overmix.
• Add the flour mixture and continue to mix just until dough comes together.
• Lightly flour a work surface and roll dough to 1/2-inch thick. Using a flour dipped 3-inch round cutter, cut out doughnuts. Use a flour dipped 1/2-inch round cutter to cut centers. (reserve centers for doughnut holes) Transfer cut doughnuts to a flour-dusted baking sheet.
• Top a cooling rack with a layer of paper towels, and place over a rimmed sheet tray. Attach a deep-frying thermometer to the side of large heavy-bottomed pot or dutch oven, heat 2-inches of oil, over medium-high, to 375°F Add doughnuts to the oil, being careful not to overcrowd, fry until doughnuts float to the surface of the oil, then continue to fry until golden about two minutes more. Turn doughnuts over and fry until the other side is golden, 30 to 60 seconds. Drain on paper towels.
• Glaze:.
• In a small saucepan over low warm milk to a simmer. Pour warm milk into a medium heatproof bowl. Whisk in confectioners sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth and glossy. Place bowl over a pot of simmering water until thin and smooth, about 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Using your fingers, or tongs fully submerge each doughnut in the glaze. Place each glazed doughnut on a cooling rack placed over a baking sheet. Allow glaze to dry for at least 1 hour. Serve within a day.

Steps:

• Preheat Donut Bites machine for 5 minutes.
• Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Make a well in the center; add milk, honey, egg whites, oil and vanilla. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened and batter is smooth.
• Fill each donut hole with a heaping tablespoon of batter.
• Close unit and lock into place.
• Bake for 3 - 3 1/2 minutes or until donuts are browned.
• Remove donuts from machine and repeat with remaining batter.
• *If donuts become too light during baking, add 1 to 2 tablespoons additional flour.

Steps:

• Preheat Donut Bites machine for 5 minutes.
• While it is preheating, mix all dry ingredients together. Add and mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients.
• Mix until smooth.
• Lightly oil the surface of the Donut Bites machine.
• Fill each donut hole with a heaping tablespoon of batter.
• Close and lock unit into place.
• Bake for 3 - 3 1/2 minutes or until donuts are browned.
• Remove donuts from machine and repeat with remaining batter.
• For chocolate flavored donuts: add 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder and adjust sugar to taste.

Steps:

• Whisk all dry ingredients together.
• Mix in softened butter.
• Then mix in egg, vanilla and yogurt.
• Add milk to a cookie dough like consistency.
• Grease a muffin tin well.
• Use a medium size cookie scoop and to place one ball in each hole.
• Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes.
• Remove to wire rack to cool.
• Dust liberally with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• Cut or tear each biscuit in half.
• Roll in palm of hand to finger shape.
• Stretch and join ends together.
• Drop in hot lard at 350 degrees.
• Brown on both sides.
• Drain on absorbent paper.
• Drop in paper sack with mixture of sugar and cinnamon.
• Shake until coated.

Steps:

• Heat the milk until it is warm but not hot, about 90 degrees. In a large bowl, combine it with the yeast. Stir lightly, and let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Using an electric mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, beat the eggs, butter, sugar and salt into the yeast mixture. Add half of the flour (2 cups plus 2 tablespoons), and mix until combined, then mix in the rest of the flour until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Add more flour, about 2 tablespoons at a time, if the dough is too wet. If you're using an electric mixer, the dough will probably become too thick to beat; when it does, transfer it to a floured surface, and gently knead it until smooth. Grease a large bowl with a little oil. Transfer the dough to the bowl, and cover. Let rise at room temperature until it doubles in size, about 1 hour.
• Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface, and roll it to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut out the doughnuts with a doughnut cutter, concentric cookie cutters or a drinking glass and a shot glass (the larger one should be about 3 inches in diameter), flouring the cutters as you go. Reserve the doughnut holes. If you're making filled doughnuts, don't cut out the middle. Knead any scraps together, being careful not to overwork, and let rest for a few minutes before repeating the process.
• Put the doughnuts on two floured baking sheets so that there is plenty of room between each one. Cover with a kitchen towel, and let rise in a warm place until they are slightly puffed up and delicate, about 45 minutes. If your kitchen isn't warm, heat the oven to 200 at the beginning of this step, then turn off the heat, put the baking sheets in the oven and leave the door ajar.
• About 15 minutes before the doughnuts are done rising, put the oil in a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, and heat it to 375. Meanwhile, line cooling racks, baking sheets or plates with paper towels.
• Carefully add the doughnuts to the oil, a few at a time. If they're too delicate to pick up with your fingers (they may be this way only if you rose them in the oven), use a metal spatula to pick them up and slide them into the oil. It's O.K. if they deflate a bit; they'll puff back up as they fry. When the bottoms are deep golden, after 45 seconds to a minute, use a slotted spoon to flip; cook until they're deep golden all over. Doughnut holes cook faster. Transfer the doughnuts to the prepared plates or racks, and repeat with the rest of the dough, adjusting the heat as needed to keep the oil at 375. Glaze or fill as follows, and serve as soon as possible.