These doughnuts came out pretty well for my first time making them. I made the dough in my bread machine, but had to add almost an additional cup of flour (I used cake flour) to get it to stop sticking to the sides. After I rolled out the dough and cut them out (I was hoping to make them custard-filled, so I just made them round with no holes), I let them rise again in a warm oven (which worked very well). They fried up very quickly in my Fry Daddy (I was actually worried that they wouldn't be done in the middle, but they came out fine when they were golden brown outside). I added a bit of lemon juice to the glaze, which was yummy. I had trouble getting the custard (I used the Pastry Cream recipe from this site) into the donuts, but I think that just takes practice. I also made a few star-shaped donuts for my little kids and they're inhaling them as I write this. If I make these again (I don't often get donut cravings, but I am pregnant at the moment...), I'll probably make regular donut shapes or donut holes as the larger rounds came out a bit dense and cakey in the middle. I only made a half recipe, but it made about 17 donuts (about 2/3 rounds and 2/3 stars). I really liked the lemon glaze.
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