[Grimm_Wolfe]

(11-10-2017, 06:19 AM)TheNamesGames Wrote: Appromaxily just how long does it take to bake one glazed donut? Is it complicated?

It's pretty complicated actually.  I have never fried a donut at work, that's all done by our donut-cook, Mother.  From what I can tell, the steps are as follows for a typical yeast donut:

1. add 50lbs of donut mix to a mixer, add water (and anything else), then mix for however long
   
2. get a small hand-crank crane to pull the mixer-bowl up onto your work surface
   
3. cut out and flatten a portion of dough
   
4. run the dough through a machine that cuts it into its shape
   
5. you let the dough rise in a warm, humidifying chamber for an exact amount of time.  Too long or too short, and your donuts are fucked.
   
6. you fry them for a few minutes
   
7. let them drain off the excess oil
   
8. glaze
   
9. off to a cooling rack
   

From start to finish, I'd estimate the whole process takes ~45min to finish the 1st batch of donuts.

Cake donuts are easier:

1. add 50lbs of donut mix to a mixer, add water (and anything else), then mix for however long
   
2. scoop out a certain amount of batter and put into into a crank-operated hopper
   
3. the hopper drops rings of batter into the fryer
   
4. let them drain off the excess oil
   
5. glaze
   
6. off to a cooling rack.
   

This process is only about ~20min from start to finishing the first batch