Red Habanero Donuts

Ingredients

Preparation

1. In a bowl, combine buttermilk and yeast. Let sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes or until the mixture is slightly foamy. 
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Add eggs, melted butter and buttermilk mixture. Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth. 
3. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature until dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
4. Transfer dough to lightly floured surface and roll to ½ inch thickness. With a cookie cutter, cut circles of about 3 inch diameter. Using a smaller cookie cutter, cut ½ inch holes at the center of the donuts. Transfer donuts and holes to a baking sheet and cover with lightly oiled plastic wrap. Let rest at room temperature until donuts has almost doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
5. Preheat deep fryer oil to 350 F. Fry 4 donuts at a time until golden brown, about 4 minutes, rotating halfway through frying. Remove from oil and transfer to a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Leave to cool completely. Repeat to fry donut holes.
6. In a medium bowl, whisk together icing ingredients until smooth. Dip one side of each donut into icing and transfer to a wire rack to rest for 10 minutes. Dip donut holes fully into icing.