Maple-Glazed Doughnuts

Name: Maple-Glazed Doughnuts
Yield: Makes 10 plus holes
Ingredients: ¾ cup whole milk; 1 Tbsp. active dry yeast; ¼ cup sugar, plus more; 3½ cups (or more) all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt; 2 large eggs; 2 large egg yolks; 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature, plus more for bowl; All-purpose flour (for dusting); 1 cup pure maple syrup; 1 cup powdered sugar; Pinch of kosher salt; 1–2 Tbsp. whole milk; A 4"-diameter and 1"-diameter biscuit cutter; a deep-fry thermometer

By Samantha Seneviratne

September 1, 2021

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Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by Kat Boystova

These light and fluffy yeasted doughnuts are coated with rich maple glaze for an effect reminiscent of a pancake breakfast. The key to making these—or Samantha’s Cardamom-Cream-Filled Doughnuts—is using a pot that’s deep enough to hold a couple inches of oil and still has another inch or two of empty space above it. Pro tip: Try to lay the dough into the oil gently before letting go so it slides right in and doesn’t splash! (Watch Samantha make the doughnuts here!)