Recipe Easy Yeast Donuts. 1 in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment stir together 2 cups of the flour the yeast sugar and salt. Add flour mixture butter and egg yolks to the yeast mixture and beat on medium speed until it comes together and forms a ball.
If using nutmeg stir it into the flour and add 2 cups of the mixture to the milk and beat until well blended. Just about 3 5 minutes. In a medium bowl stir together the scalded milk sugar and salt.
In a medium bowl stir together the scalded milk sugar and salt.
In a saucepan heat milk sugar butter and salt until butter melts. In a medium bowl stir together the scalded milk sugar and salt. Just about 3 5 minutes. After 5 minutes pour the yeast mixture into the large bowl of a stand mixer and add the milk and shortening.