Pink Frosted Donut: 5 Step Guide to Perfect

Introduction to Pink Frosted Donuts

Pink frosted donuts are very simple. For instance, they are commonly found in shops that sell donuts in cafés and media. The advertising point of the company is the color, the touch of the skin on the surface of the donuts as well as the proportion of the light dough, and the richness of the donut frosting. They can also be lacquered and decorated with sprinkles or edible glitter or any like topping and are excellent for birthdays or just to make the day a little happier. Preparing them at home you can be sure that they are fresh as well as of the preferable taste to make.

Ingredients and Tools You Will Need

It’s essential to collect all the ingredients and tools you will need to make your pink frosted donuts. These are given below:

Ingredients for the Dough:

• two,1/4  teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3/4 cup warm milk (about 110°F)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• Two tablespoons unsalted butter softened
• one large egg
• half teaspoon of vanilla extract
• two, half cups of all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Oil for frying (vegetable or canola oil works best)

Ingredients for the Pink Frosting:

• Two cups powdered sugar
• Three  tablespoons whole milk
• one teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Pink food coloring
• Sprinkles (as your choice, optional, for decoration)

Tools Needed:

• Mixing bowls
• Electric mixer or stand mixer with dough hook attachment
• Rolling pin
• Donut cutter 
• Baking sheet
• Paper towels
• Cooling rack
• Deep frying pot or deep fryer
• Wire whisk or fork

Step 1: Making the Dough

Here’s how to do it:

• Activate the yeast: The warm milk must then be mixed in a small bowl with the active dry yeast. Stir a few times and allow the mixture to initiate activity, which takes 5 to 10 minutes, and the mixture becomes full of foam. This is an indication that your yeast is alive and ready to work within any baked destination it will be taken to.
• Mix the ingredients: In a large bowl or using a stand mix, add the dried yeast mixture, sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla essence. It’s also important to kill in mixing until all the ingredients have been incorporated into the batter.
• Add dry ingredients: Little by little, put the flour and the salt into the pan. For the best results, mix this on low speed if using an electric mixer to combine the ingredients; otherwise, mix with a wooden spoon in case you are doing it by hand until a soft dough is formed. Nonetheless, the dough must be sticky still a little bit it should be tacky, in fact, it should be tacky but pliable.
• Knead the dough: If you have a stand mixer, you will change the beater with the dough hook at this stage and mix for five minutes. If you are beating using your hands, then turn the dough to a surface that has flour on it and knead for about seven to eight minutes until the dough is smooth.
• Let the dough rise: Put the dough into a greased bowl, cover the bowl with the kitchen towel, and let it rise on a warm surface.

Step 2: Shaping and Proofing the Donuts

it’s time to shape the donuts.

• Rolling the dough: Once the dough has risen to double its size, add a punch to the dough to deflate it. Fold this gently, tip it out on a floured slab, and shape this to half an inch thickness.
• Cut out the donuts: Also, for cutting out as many donuts as possible, you should use a typical donut cutter for this purpose. It is possible to use a big round cutter and a small one for the hole in the center. 
• Let the donuts proof: Sprinkle them with a towel and let them rise again for the second time for another 30- 40 minutes. The donuts should be piled and light.

Step 3: Frying the Donuts

• Heat the oil: Fill a deep pot or deep fryer with an adequate amount of oil to cover the donuts with it. Cook the oil to 350 Fahrenheit. Some important hints that are to be followed while frying the donuts are to Use a kitchen thermometer to maintain perfect temperature.
• Fry the donuts: Cook for one to two minutes on each side or until they turn golden brown. It is, however, important not to stir them but rather flip them using a slotted spoon or tongs.
• Drain the donuts: When the donuts are done fry them and remove them from the pan, as this helps to remove the extra oil.

Step 4: Preparing the Frosting

• Mix the frosting ingredients: To a medium bowl, stir the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract with a whisk until glaze forms. 
• Add the pink food coloring: When you are adding the pink color, you add some more to it and stir the mixture so that the color becomes well distributed.

Step 5: Decorating Your Donuts

• Dip the donuts: Half the time that it cools, frost the pink on your donuts while still warm. Drain it off and let the donuts to stand for some time before moving the donuts to a wire rack
• Add sprinkles: When the frosting is completed you have to garnish with items of your choice before they harden. The frosting will set after a few minutes; therefore, ensure you decorate your cake when it is still wet.

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Tips for Perfect Pink Frosted Donuts

Here are some helpful tips:

• Use fresh yeast: Always use active yeast in your dough to avoid the bread turning out hard and raw in the middle. When this happens with yeast, you get a flat and dense donut, in other words, no one.
• Monitor oil temperature: The frying temperature should also be closely monitored when doing your frying. If the oil is too hot the exterior of the donuts will be charred while the insides will still be undercooked. If, however, it is too cold, they will soak too much oil and become greasy.
• Don’t overproof the dough: If the dough is overpriced, it will drop when frying, and therefore, it will lead to flat doughnuts. Prove them just to the extent that they are soft and fluffy.
• Cool before frosting: This step I didn’t capture in the video but it explains that one must allow the donuts to cool for a few minutes before frosting them. Imagine, if they are too hot, then the frosting will melt and, of course, fall off the cake.
• Customize your frosting: As for the frosting, one can play around with the color and flavor of the frosting of one’s choice. To increase the fruit flavor, it is possible to use strawberry extract or alter the cake’s color depending on the occasion.

Conclusion

I think one of the best things about making the pink frosted donuts is that it can be done at home, and it is very enjoyable. You need only a few things and time to make these tender, air-dry donuts with beautiful pink frosting. It is definitely a fun recipe when you want it to be a surprise and also fulfilling when you make it for no reason at all.

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