Ingredients
| 3 | cups all-purpose flour (plus ½ cup for kneading) |
| 1 | tablespoon instant dry yeast |
| 1/4 | cup white or brown sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon salt |
| 1/4 | cup buttermilk |
| 1 | cup milk |
| 2 | teaspoons vanilla |
| 1/2 | cup butter, melted (plus additional butter for dipping) |
| 3/4 | cup granulated sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon ground cinnamon |
Instructions
Whisk together dry ingredients. Mix buttermilk, milk and vanilla. Heat this mixture until just lukewarm. Pour ½ cup melted butter into the milk mixture and stir. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until smooth. Place dough into an oiled bowl and cover. Allow the covered dough to rise for 1 hour. Punch down the dough and roll to ½-inch thickness. Use a 2-inch circle cookie cutter and a ½-inch cookie cutter for the center donut hole. Place the cut donuts on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment. Cover and leave in a warm location to rise for 20 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 minutes or until golden brown. Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Dip the hot baked donuts in melted butter then roll in the cinnamon sugar. Yield 24 donuts
