Recipes & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Breakfast Bread & Pastry Donuts Bread Machine Donuts 4.9 (8) Add your rating & review Wake up your family or guests with a fresh batch of homemade donuts. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on August 22, 2023 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Kelsey Hansen. Food Styling: Annie Probst. Prop Styling: Gabe Greco Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 mins Rise Time: 45 mins Total Time: 1 hr 7 mins Servings: 16 Yield: 16 donuts Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients ¾ cup milk 2 tablespoon water 1 egg 3 tablespoon margarine or butter, cut up 3 cup bread flour ¼ cup sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 ½ teaspoon active dry yeast or bread machine yeast Cooking oil or shortening for deep-fat frying 1 ½ cup sifted powdered sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla Milk Directions Kelsey Hansen Add first 8 ingredients to a 1-1/2- to 2-pound bread machine according to the manufacturer's directions. Select dough cycle. Kelsey Hansen When the cycle is complete, remove dough from machine. Punch down. Kelsey Hansen Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Divide in half. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Kelsey Hansen Roll each half of dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with a floured doughnut cutter. Reroll and cut trimmings. Cover and let rise for 45 to 60 minutes or until light. Kelsey Hansen Heat cooking oil to 365 degrees F. Carefully fry donuts 2 or 3 at a time, about 2 minutes, turning once. Drain on paper towels. Kelsey Hansen In a medium bowl combine powdered sugar, vanilla, and enough milk ( 2 or 3 tablespoons) to make of drizzling consistency. Drizzle over donuts. Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 166 Calories 7g Fat 23g Carbs 4g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 16 Calories 166 % Daily Value * Total Fat 7g 9% Saturated Fat 1g 5% Cholesterol 14mg 5% Sodium 102mg 4% Total Carbohydrate 23g 8% Protein 4g 8% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.