King Arthur Flour , and Baked Doughnuts -- The Non "Krispy Kreme" Recipe

Who doesn't love a fresh doughnut? I recall the first time I walked inside a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop. It was the late 90's and we were in Southern California. My son's eyes grew as big as doughnuts as he watched freshly baked doughnuts coming out of vats of oil, and then roll down a conveyor belt and into a glaze "jacuzzi". As we both bit into a warm doughnut, we were in sugar heaven. I don't want to think about how many fat grams we indulged in, but they sure were good! It's a very good thing that we don't have a Krispy Kreme store anywhere less than a 90-minute drive away. There is a local doughnut shop (Red's Doughnuts) where we live that makes some of the tastiest assortment of doughnuts I've ever had. I avoid that place,…