No Knead Donuts

http://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/no-knead-donuts/

Ingredients

• 3 ¾ cups (575g/ 1lb 4oz) all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp dried yeast (active or fast action)
• 1 tsp salt
• ¾ cup (200ml) milk, warmed
• ¾ cup (6oz /170g) butter, melted
• ¼ cup ( 80g/ 3oz) honey
• 4 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

HALF PORTION:

• 290G all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp dried yeast (active or fast action)
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 100ml milk, warmed (ADD another 0.5 tbsp milk if too dry)
• 85g butter, melted
• 40g honey
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract

METHOD

1. Put milk, butter and honey into measuring jug and warm slowly in microwave.  leave mixture there for butter to melt
2. beat the eggs
3. sift flour into bowl, and add salt and yeast
4. make a hole in the middle and add eggs, then milk/butter/honey mixture
5. stir till well mixed.  add another 0.5 or 1 tbsp if the mixture seems hard and dry
6. leave for 3-4 hours in a warm place, then refrigerate overnight
7. turn dough out onto a well floured surface, pat it down so it's flat and then roll to 1.5 cm thickness
8. cut into donut shapes and let rise for 30 mins
9. melt some butter in a mixing jug for glazing the donuts
10. coat the tops of the donuts with the melted butter
11. bake at 180 C for 15 mins or until brown
12. 
    

pink vanilla donut glaze

• 3oz powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 0.75 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 small drop Pink food coloring

i make this a bit thicker than the original recipe to ensure the glaze survives the humidity here...

chocolate donut glaze

• 3oz powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.5 tablespoons milk
• 0.5 teaspoons pure vanilla extract.