Yeasted Doughnuts

Name: Yeasted Doughnuts
Yield: Makes about 16 doughnuts and holes, or 16 filled doughnuts
Ingredients: 3 - 3 1/4 cups (15 - 16 1/4 ounces), unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 envelope (about 2 1/4 teaspoons), instant yeast; 6 tablespoon, sugar (about 2 1/2 ounces), plus 1 cup for rolling; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 2/3 cup, whole milk, at room temperature; 2 , large eggs, beaten lightly; 6 tablespoon (3/4 stick), unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces, softened but still cool; 6 cups (40 ounces), vegetable shortening, such as Crisco, for frying

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To get the tender texture that we were after in our doughnut recipe, we preferred all-purpose flour to bread flour, which made dense, tough doughnuts reminiscent of bagels. Testing uncovered the right amount of sugar needed in our doughnut ...

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