Vanilla-Glazed Yeast Donuts | Saveur

Ingredients

• 2 (1/4-oz.) packages active dry yeast
• ¹⁄₂ cup sugar
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cups milk, scalded and cooled
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 2 eggs
• 6 tbsp. vegetable shortening, plus more for greasing
• 5 cups (1 lb. 6 1/2 oz.) all-purpose flour, sifted, plus more for dusting
• Canola oil, for frying
• 10 tbsp. unsalted butter
• ¹⁄₃ cup evaporated milk
• 2 ¹⁄₂ tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 ¹⁄₂ cups confectioners' sugar