American Chocolate Donut Recipe

Dough preparation: Place in the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a mixing bowl if making the dough by hand): flour, sugars, egg, crumbled fresh yeast, salt (do not let it come into contact with the yeast), milk, and start kneading at low speed. As soon as the dough starts to form a ball, add the softened butter. Knead the dough for about ten minutes. It should become soft and slightly sticky. Form a ball (flour your hands if necessary), place it back in the bowl of the stand mixer (or in the mixing bowl), cover it with plastic wrap, and let it rest for 1.5 hours. The dough will rise.

After resting, punch down the dough by inserting your fingers (to release the air) and then roll it out to a thickness of 1 cm on a floured surface. Cut out the donuts using a cutter or a glass. Make the central hole of the donut with a cap. Place each donut on a piece of parchment paper. Cut out about 14 donuts from the entire dough. Cover the donuts with a cloth and let them rise again for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

After resting, the donuts have risen. Heat a frying oil bath for 3 to 4 minutes until it reaches about 170 degrees. The oil should not be scorching to prevent burning the donuts. Drop each donut into the frying oil with the baking paper to avoid deforming them. The paper is easily removed later with tongs. Cook for 1 minute on each side, until they are golden. Then reserve them on paper towels.

Preparation of the icing: Melt the chocolate with the butter in a saucepan over very low heat. Once the chocolate is melted, pour in the milk and powdered sugar, turn off the heat, and mix well with a whisk.

To finish, dip each donut halfway into the icing, then place them back on the paper towel. Sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles. Allow them to air dry completely before enjoying.