Homemade Maple Bacon Doughnuts

Using a super soft and simple yeasted dough these homemade maple bacon doughnuts are just like a bakerys version. For best success review the blog post video tutorial and recipe notes before beginning.
Ingredients
1 cup 240ml whole milk warmed to about 110F 43C
1 Tablespoon active dry yeast
13 cup 65g granulated sugar
2 large eggs
6 Tablespoons 85g unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
12 teaspoon salt
4 cups 500g allpurpose flour spooned leveled plus more as needed

1 2 quarts vegetable oil
Topping
3 Tablespoons 43g unsalted butter
12 cup 120ml pure maple syrup
1 and 34 cups 195g sifted confectioners sugar
18 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon maple extract optional
12 slices cooked bacon cut in half
Instructions
Prepare the dough Whisk the warm milk yeast and sugar together in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a dough hook or paddle attachment. Cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes. The mixture should be a little frothy on top after 5 minutes. If not start over with new yeast.
Add the eggs butter vanilla nutmeg salt and 2 cups 245g flour. Beat on low speed for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Add remaining flour and beat on medium speed until the dough comes together and pulls away from the sides of the bowl about 2 minutes. If needed add more flour 1 Tablespoon at a time until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Dont add too much flour though. You want a slightly sticky dough. If you do not own a mixer you can mix this dough with a large wooden spoon or rubber spatula. It will take a bit of arm muscle!
Knead the dough Keep the dough in the mixer and beat for an additional 2 minutes or knead by hand on