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Coffee-Glazed Doughnuts

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Close up of glazed sugarcrusted doughnuts on a wire cooling rack one torn in half.
Photo by Romulo Yanes

Anyone who's ever dropped into a local bakery for a morning snack can testify to the appeal of coffee and a doughnut. Here, yeast doughnuts with a touch of cinnamon get an extra jolt of flavor from a sweet espresso glaze.

Cooks' Note

Doughnuts are best eaten the day they're fried.

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