How to make bacon, egg, and cheese stuffed donuts

Let me start by saying that hands down, breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. There are so many options, it sometimes seems endless. Pancakes, eggs, fruit, cereal, avocado toast, donuts, the list goes on and on.  

While maybe not the healthiest of options, bacon, egg, and cheese donuts are the perfect indulgence that combines quite a few breakfast favorites and will leave you satisfied for the rest of the day. 

Bacon Egg and Cheese Stuffed Donuts

• Prep Time:2 hrs
• Cook Time:10 mins
• Total Time:2 hrs 10 mins
• Servings:8
• Hard

Ingredients

• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 3/4 cup warm whole milk
• 5 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg yolk + 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 and 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• Bacon
• Cheese
• 2 cup vegetable oil

• Step 1

  Combine warm water and dry yeast in small mixing bowl and let sit for 5 minutes.

  

• Step 2

  In a large bowl, combine milk, butter, dry yeast mixture, sugar, 1 egg yolk, and 1 egg until combined.

  

• Step 3

  Gradually mix in 3 cups of flour.

  

• Step 4

  Add salt to dough and mix until fully combined.

  

• Step 5

  Let dough rise for 1 hour.

  

• Step 6

  Roll out dough until it is 1/4 inch thick and using a round cookie cutter, cut dough into 3 inch circles.
  #SpoonTip: Use a glass to cut your dough if you don't have a cookie cutter.

  

• Step 7

  Place dough on cookie sheet and add cooked bacon, egg, and cheese onto your dough. Cover with second piece of dough and pinch together.

  

• Step 8

  Let bacon egg and cheese donut dough sit for 45 minutes.

  

• Step 9

  Cook donuts in medium-heat pan with vegetable oil for 3 minutes each side, or until fully cooked.

  

• Step 10

  Remove from heat and enjoy.