Recipe: Copycat Easy Homemade Donut Holes {Baked}

Ingredients:

For the donuts / donut holes:

• 1 and 1/3 cups warm milk (I used 2% but I’m sure any milk will do)
• 2 and 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (or one packet)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs (or Egg Replacer with is what I used since my son has an egg allergy)
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

For the Chocolate Frosting:

• I just used vanilla frosting mixed with cocoa powder

For the Glaze Frosting:

• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 4-6 tbsp. hot water
• Melt butter, sugar and vanilla in a sauce pan, slowly adding water until you reach the consistency you want.

Directions:

• In the bowl of your standing mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, combine 1/3 cup of the warm milk and the yeast. Let sit about 5 minutes. I am sure you could also do this in a regular bowl with mixer and your hands.

• In a separate small bowl, combine the butter and sugar with the remaining 1 cup of warm milk, mixing well.

• Add the butter/sugar mixture to the yeast mixture in your mixer.

• On the lowest speed, add the eggs, flour, and salt to the mixture.

• Increase mixer speed to medium and knead the until the sides of the dough pull away easily from the sides of the bowl, about 5 minutes or so. Add more flour or milk as needed to get the proper consistency.

• Place the dough on a floured surface and knead a few times.

• Shape the dough into a big ball and place in a lightly oiled (or PAM sprayed) bowl. Cover the bowl and let sit in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

• After about an hour punch down the dough and roll it out into a rectangle or into small donut hole balls.

• If you want regular donuts, use a doughnut cutter and cut out your doughnut shapes and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

• Cover the baking sheet(s) with a clean towel and let rise for another 45 minutes or so.

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

• Bake the donuts until the bottoms are lightly golden, about 8-10 minutes. Meanwhile, start making your topping (chocolate frosting or glaze)

• Remove the donuts from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before glazing.

• To frost, dip each one and place to cool! I honestly set out a bowl of extra glaze for dipping after I frosted them! To me these tasted just like Krispy Kreme donuts, which left our neighborhood awhile ago.