Copycat Honey Glazed Dunkin Donuts

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons lukewarm water (105f-110f)
• 3/4 cup warm milk (105-110f)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon honey

Recipe

• 1 mix yeast in 1 celsius of the flour, add sugar. combine water, milk, melted butter, and egg in the mixer, add the flour/yeast/sugar mixture blending well (about 3 minutes). add vanilla, salt and remaining flour. the dough should be quite soft, but not sticky.
• 2 cover the dough and let rise until double. (the author generally uses the moist oven method for faster results: preheat the oven to 200f, place a loaf pan filled halfway with boiling water in the oven. shut oven off.
• 3 place dough in warm, moist oven to rise. this method generally reduces rising time by half.) dough has risen enough when an indentation remains when you poke it.
• 4 on a heavily floured surface, roll dough out 1/2" thick and cut out the donuts using a donut cutter dipped in flour.
• 5 let the donuts and holes rise/set for 15 minutes. in the meantime, heat up the oil for frying, 3-4" deep. the oil needs to be about 360f in order to prevent it from saturating the dough. a drop of dough should sizzle. fry for approximately 60 seconds each side, turning only once. remove from hot oil, place on paper towels, cool for 5-7 minutes before glazing.
• 6 to make glaze: combine butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla, honey and hot water in a small bowl, blending until smooth. dunk the donuts into the glaze.