Vanilla Glazed Donuts

• INGREDIENTS
• MILK  3/4 cup
• EGGS  2
• UNSALTED BUTTER  3 ounces
• FINE SUGAR   3 ounces
• FLOUR    3¼ cup
• VANILLA ESSENCE1/2 tsp
• SALT 1/4 tsp
• INSTANT YEAST 2 1/2 tsp
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• for Vanilla Glaze
• ICING SUGAR 2 1/2 cup
• VANILLA ESSENCE.1/2 tsp
• HOT WATER 5 tbsp
• UNSALTED BUTTER.6 tbsp
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• DIRECTIONS
• In a sauce pan combined ¾ cup milk and 3 ounces butter, heat until butter melted, remove from heat, in a mixing bowl combine 2 ½ cup flour, 3 ounces sugar, ½ tsp salt and 2 ½ tsp yeast, beat on low speed to mix, add the hot milk mixture, raise the speed to medium and beat until well blended, add 2 eggs and ½ tsp vanilla essence, beat for 2 minutes until mixed, add remaining ¾ cup flour and beat for 1 minute until the dough is smooth. Remove, place dough in a greased bowl, leave to rise in a warm place until double about 45 minutes, roll the dough into a circle, cut with round doughnut cutter, transfer the donut and holes to the greased sheet, cover the donut with a clean towel and rise till puffy until 30 minutes. Deep fry donuts 2 to 3 at a time until golden, turn and cook the other side, when the doughnuts are still warm dip all the sides in vanilla glaze, place on a wire rack until the glaze set.
• for Vanilla Glaze
• In a bowl whisk together 6 tbsp melted butter, 2 ½ cup icing sugar, ½ tsp vanilla essence  and 5 tbsp hot water until smooth, add 1 tbsp hot water or more if required, the glaze should be thin, use immediately.