Homemade donuts that taste just like those from your local bakery, but you can whip them up at home in just 15 minutes! This easy donut recipe is ideal for a quick weekend treat and is guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings.
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Bite-sized donuts (also known as Donut Holes) with a lightly crisp, golden-brown, sugar-coated exterior and a soft, fluffy, tender interior—just like old-fashioned cake donuts but ready in a flash!
While some use store-bought biscuit dough for donut holes, I prefer freshly made dough—it’s a hundred times better and unbelievably easy. No mixer, kneading, rolling, or cutting is required—just a quick stir, and shape, and they’re ready to fry!
Ingredients You’ll Need
You’ll only need 7 basic ingredients for this recipe, which you may already have:
- All-purpose flour: I prefer unbleached flour, but bleached works fine too.
- Baking powder: It helps the donuts puff up, so don’t skip it.
- Salt: Use standard table salt.
- Buttermilk: No substitutes are recommended, as the milk and vinegar substitute isn’t thick enough.
- Granulated sugar: Used in both the donut dough and for rolling.
- Melted butter: Adds delicious flavor to the donuts. Use real butter.
- Vegetable oil: Needed for frying.
Topping Ideas
you can finish them as you like. I prefer the sugar coating, but you can also cover them with:
- chocolate icing
- vanilla donut glaze
- cinnamon sugar or pumpkin spice sugar
- powdered sugar
Does it Make a Difference What Oil I Fry the Donuts in?
- It’s important to use a neutral-flavored oil with a high smoke point for frying. Vegetable oil is recommended for making these fried donuts.
Tips for the Best Homemade Donuts
- Use a deep-fry thermometer to check the oil temperature for proper cooking.
- Fry donut holes in batches to maintain oil temperature; overcrowding cools the oil and affects frying.
- Roll these homemade donut holes in sugar for the best flavor.
- Enjoy fried donuts the same day for optimal texture; they can dry out if kept longer.
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