Krispy Kreme Doughnuts With Chocolate Sprinkles

The Krispy Kreme doughnuts were part of a Martin Luther King bake kid bake off.  These doughnuts are fun to make with your kids and taste delicious hot out of the fryer.  Your kids will love cutting and rolling the dough.  Then everyone will love icing the doughnuts and sprinkling them with their favorite colored sprinkles.  My son George was my partner in the bake off and found this recipe on the internet from Lori in Wyoming.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts:

Makes: 8 large doughnuts and 8 small doughnut wholes
Pre-Heat Canola oil in frying pan:  365 degrees

1/2 cup scalded none fat milk
1/8 cup butter, melted
1/8 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 teaspoons yeast
2 eggs
sprinkle of nutmeg
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour, like King Arthur All Purpose Flour

1.  In a small microwaveable bowl heat the milk and 1 tablespoon sugar until hot (100-107 degrees).  Add the yeast and allow the yeast mixture to grow for 5 minutes.

2.  In a mixer with the dough hook attachment, add the flour, sugar, salt, eggs, nutmeg and yeast mixture. Knead the dough for 5 minutes on low.  Transfer the dough to a greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap.  Allow the dough to rise in a warm place that is draft free for
1 -1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.

Measuring Flour:  King Arthur All Purpose

Removing The Dough From The Dough Hook

3.  Pre-Heat your canola oil to 365 degrees in a frying skillet. The oil should goe up 1/2 way up the side of the pan.  Roll the dough out on a floured work surface.  Using a 2" round cutter, cut the doughnuts out.  Then using a 1/2" round cutter remove the center dough.  Place the doughnuts on a parchment lined cookie sheet and allow the dough to rise for 1/2 hour or until doubled in size.

Cutting Out The Dough With 2" Cutter

4.  Drop the doughnuts into the hot oil.  Place 4-6 doughnuts into the pan but don't over crowd the pan.  The doughnuts should not touch each other.  Cook for 1-2 minutes on one side then flip the doughnuts over so they can cook on the other.  The doughnuts are done when they are browned on each side.  Remove the doughnuts and place them on a plate covered in paper towel to cool.  Continue cooking the additional doughnuts and doughnut wholes in the hot oil.

Frying The Doughnuts In Canola Oil

Cooling The Doughnuts On Paper Towel

5.  Dip the doughnuts in the glaze while they are still warm then add your favorite color of sprinkles.  Eat the doughnuts while they are still warm.

Glazing The Doughnuts 

Glaze:
1 cup powder sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 cup cold water
Chocolate sprinkles for decorating the top of doughnuts

Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl until incorporated with a wire whisk.  If the glaze is to thick you can add more water 1 teaspoon at a time.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts With Chocolate Sprinkles