Name: Vegan Brioche Doughnuts (with a vanilla glaze and aquafaba)
Prep time: 19 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 49 min
Yield: 16 3-inch donuts and 16 donut holes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup almond milk ((or use any other nondairy milk)); 1 tbsp + 1/2 tsp active dry yeast; 1 tbsp + 1/4 tsp warm water; 2 cups and 5 tbsp unbleached all purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 tsp kosher salt or sea salt or pink salt; 3 tsp pure vanilla extract; Scrapings of half a vanilla bean (optional); 1/4 cup aquafaba ((If you don't want to use aquafaba, substitute with an equal amount of applesauce)); 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; Vegetable oil ((for deep frying)); 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup hot tap water; 1/4 cup pure vanilla extract; 1 tsp salt; Scrapings of remaining half of vanilla bean (optional)