Perfect Yeast Doughnuts (Donut Recipe with 3 Fillings)

Roll each piece of dough into a smooth ball on a lightly floured surface, and place on parchment or waxed paper pieces and place on a cookie sheet; place in the oven with the other doughnuts and holes to rise until doubled in size. (Please don’t focus on the time, just go by how they look, but usually anywhere from 1/2 hr to 1 hour is normal for this second rise.) I don’t like to waste plastic wrap, so use the hot water method again.

Fry the Homemade Yeast Doughnuts
Heat the oil to about 350ºF (180º). If you don’t have a thermometer, test the oil with a doughnut hole. If it doesn’t start frying (bubbling) immediately, the oil is too cold, if the hole turns brown right away, the oil is too hot. Adjust the heat accordingly.

Drop the donuts and donut holes into the hot oil using the paper to carefully lower them into the oil.

Perfect Yeast Doughnuts
yield: 16 DOUGHNUTSprep time: 30 MINUTEScook time: 15 MINUTESrise time: 1 HOUR 30 MINUTEStotal time: 2 HOURS 15 MINUTES
The best recipe you’ll ever find for light and fluffy yeast doughnuts! I promise!

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