Simple Homemade Donuts (Fried)
by:
TBSP Kitchens
Updated Nov 20, 2017
More About This Recipe
- This recipe proves that preparing homemade donuts is way easier than you may have thought. Don’t be put off by the addition of vinegar- it’s what gives the donuts a rich, buttermilk-like flavor. Sifting the flour, salt, and soda is also an important step as it makes them lighter and easier to incorporate with other ingredients.
Simple Homemade Donuts (Fried)
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 3/8 cup milk (3 oz.)
- 2 tbsp shortening
- 1/2 cup sugar (and extra for putting on donuts)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour, sifted (extra may be needed)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Vegetable oil for deep-frying (or use canola oil, which is healthier)
For Chocolate version:
- Increase sugar to 3/4 cup
- Add 1/2 cup cocoa powder to dry ingredients
- OR add 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted, to butter/sugar
Instructions
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Step1Stir vinegar into milk and let stand for a few minutes until thick.
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Step2Cream together sugar and shortening (and add melted chocolate if using that).
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Step3Add eggs and vanilla and stir until blended.
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Step4Sift together flour, salt, and soda (and cocoa if using that). Stir into sugar mixture, alternating with milk mixture to incorporate both thoroughly. ( I had to add about 1 1/2 cups extra flour to get a dough consistency myself.)
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Step5Roll dough out thick, about 1/3 inch and cut into doughnut shapes with a doughnut cutter. I used a large cup for the donuts and a narrow shot-glass for the holes. Roll excess dough into small balls and flatten to make more donut
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Step6Heat oil until it makes noise ( about 375°F ) and fry doughnuts.
Nutrition
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