Thera's Canadian Fried Dough

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Ingredients

• ½ cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 5 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 pinch white sugar
• 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 beaten eggs
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 5 cups whole-wheat flour, divided
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste