Bread Maker Doughnuts

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1 C warm  milk

1 beaten egg

½ C butter (one stick)

4 C flour

½ C white sugar

2 tsp salt

2 tsp active dry yeast

8 C vegetable oil for frying

Place the milk and egg into the pan of your automatic bread machine, and add the butter, flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in that order.  Select the dough setting and start the machine.

When the dough cycle is finished, remove the dough to a floured work surface and knead a few times to collapse all the bubbles.  Cut the dough into 32 pieces, cover them with a damp cloth, and allow to rest for 20 minutes.

Stretch each ball out into a disk about ¼” thick and use a small cutter to cut a hole in the center (perhaps the top of a salt shaker or a bottle top).  Let the doughnuts rise on the floured surface until doubled, 30 to 40 minutes.

Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees.  Gently place a few doughnuts at a time into the hot oil, and fry until they float to the top and turn golden brown, about 3 minutes.  Flip the doughnuts over and fry on other side.  Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.

Chocolate Glaze

½ C butter

¼ C milk, warmed

1 T light corn syrup

2 tsp vanilla

Heat all ingredients over medium hat until butter is melted.  Decrease heat to low and add

4 oz. bittersweet choc., chopped

Turn off heat.  Add

2 C powdered sugar

Whisk until smooth.  Place mixture over bowl of warm water.  Dip doughnuts.  Allow doughnuts to set for 30 minutes.

Vanilla Glaze

1 tsp butter, melted

1 ½ C powdered sugar

2 ½ tsp milk

1/8 tsp salt

¼ tsp vanilla

Mix all ingredients until creamy.