Square Cloud Donuts

Ingredients

• ½ cup water, warm to touch
• ½ cup whole milk, warm to touch
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 packet Fleischmann’s Quick-Rise Plus Instant Yeast
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• Powdered sugar, to finish

Steps

1. 1. To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, knead together water, milk, egg, sugar, vanilla, butter, Fleischmann’s Quick-Rise Plus Yeast, salt, and flour. Continue mixing until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
2. 2. Shape the dough into a ball and let it rest covered for 45 minutes.
3. 3. Roll the dough into a square, roughly 10 by 10 inches, and cut into 2-inch squares.
4. 4. Cover and let the donuts rise a second time until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
5. 5. In a heavy bottom pot filled halfway with canola oil, heat the oil to 350°F degrees.
6. 6. Carefully drop in donut squares, working in batches of 2 to 3 at a time. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until golden and cooked throughout.
7. 7. Transfer the cooked donuts to a plate lined with paper towels.
8. 8. Dust each donut generously with powdered sugar to finish.