Sugar Doughnut Bread Recipe

Sugar Doughnut Bread recipe was created by myself because of an accident!   I was testing recipes for my new cookbook and was testing a recipe for Hawaiian Malasadas.

As I do not usually deep-fry foods and I do not have a deep-fat fryer, I bought a new deep-fat thermometer to make sure my oil was the right temperature.  Well, the new thermometer did not work right and did not register the temperature of the oil properly.  After several attempts at deep frying (my oil was too hot and burning the Malassadas), I turned the stove off and threw my attempts away.  I took the remaining dough and rolled it into two loaves of bread, let rise until doubled again, and then baked.  It was wonderful!  In fact I had to give one of the Sugar Doughnut Bread loaves to the neighbors so I would not eat it all!  It tasted like sugar doughnuts – so good!

 

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Sugar Doughnut Bread Recipe:
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Sugar Doughnut Bread Recipe
Servings: 1 large loaf
Ingredients
Sugar Doughnut Bread:
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup lukewarm water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs, room temperature and beaten
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 4 1/4 cups bread flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons instant dry active yeast
Topping:
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
Sugar Doughnut Bread Instructions:
  1. Place evaporated milk, water, salt, sugar, eggs, butter, flour, and yeast in the pan of the bread machine.  Select dough setting and press start.  Check the dough (don't be afraid to open the lid).  It should form a nice elastic ball.  If you think the dough is too moist, add additional flour (a tablespoon at a time).  The same is true if the dough is looking dry and gnarly.  Add warm water (a tablespoon at a time).

  2. When dough cycle has finished, remove dough from pan and turn out onto a lightly oiled surface (I spray with vegetable spray).

  3. Form dough into an oval, place in a lightly greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.  Turn dough over (but do not punch down), cover, and let rise again 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size again.

  4. Oven Rising:  Sometimes I use my oven for the rising.  Turn the oven on for a minute or so, then turn it off again.  This will warm the oven and make it a great environment for rising bread. If you can't comfortably press your hand against the inside of the oven door, the oven is too hot.  Let it stand open to cool a bit.

  5. Cool or Refrigerator Rise:  If I do not have the time to wait for the rise to finish or I know that I will be interrupted before the completed rise, I do a cool rise.  A cool rise is when the dough is place in the refrigerator and left to rise slowly over night approximately 8 to 12 hours.  I usually do this after the first rise and the dough has been shaped into a loaf.

  6. Place dough on a lightly oiled surface and form dough either into two small loaves or one large load.  Cover and place in a warm spot to rise, approximately 30 minutes, until doubled in size.

  7. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  

  8. After dough has risen, slash the bread with a very sharp knife making three 1/2-inch deep diagonal slashes.  Brush the top of the bread with cold water and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until nicely browned.  A good check is to use an instant digital thermometer to test your bread.  The internal temperature should be between 200 and 210 degrees F.

  9. Remove from oven and place bread on a wire rack.  Brush top of bread with Topping Mixture.  Let cool.

  10. Makes 2 small loaves or 1 1/2-pound loaf.

Topping Instructions:
  1. Combine butter and sugar in a small bowl.

 

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