Chocolate Long Johns

Ingredients

Donuts

• 2 envelopes active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup butter
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 quart oil for frying (make sure it has a high smoke point)

Chocolate Glaze

• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

Directions

DONUTS

1. Place active yeast to warm water, give a quick mix and set aside.
2. Mix together all ingredients together. Once a dough has formed, you will need to knead for about 5 - 10 minutes.
3. You should be able to pull at dough and it not tear right away. Cover this a cloth, and let sit for about 30 minutes to an hour.
4. Punch out the air and roll out to about a 1/4 inch.
5. Cut out shapes as close to each other as possible, you can re-roll out excess dough and cut out more, until all the dough is used.
6. Heat oil to about 375 degrees F.
7. Fry donuts, for about 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Set on paper towel, to soak up excess oil

Chocolate Glaze

1. Mix together chocolate chips, sugar and salt. Set aside. In a small pot bring milk and butter to a boil, remove from heat. Pour hot milk over chocolate chips and stir until smooth.
2. Dunk donuts into glaze and let drip off excess. Let chocolate set and serve.