When making dough in a bread maker, the order the dough ingredients are added in is important. Add ingredients to the bread machine pan layer by layer, and do not mix. For the first layer in the bread maker, add milk, water, and beaten egg. Next add the butter, sugar and salt. Finally add the flour, and the yeast as the last ingredient. Select dough setting on the bread maker, and press start to begin making the dough.

When the dough is finished, roll the soft dough out on a lightly floured surface with a rolling pin, to about a ½ inch thick. Use a small heart to cut out donuts, to create donut holes. Lay donuts on a greased baking sheet, or parchment paper, or waxed paper, and cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise around 30-40 minutes.

Fry donuts in hot oil, when the oil temperature is 350 degrees, until golden brown, then flip over with a slotted spoon or tongs, and cook the other side. (If the outside is too brown and the middle isn’t cooked, your oil is too hot -you will have to watch the temp as you go, and adjust as needed, or use a deep fryer.). Each side will only take 2-3 minutes for small donuts, the cooking time maybe longer for larger donuts.

Roll the hot donuts in white sugar to coat them. You could also choose to roll donuts in cinnamon sugar, or powdered sugar as another option. To fill the donuts with jelly, wait until they are cool, then use a piping bag with a #230 tip to pipe a jam of your choosing into the middle. Best eaten the same day -which frankly isn’t really a problem.