Easy Donut Recipe (Doughnuts)
Do you know what happens if you put water on an oil fire? Oh my goodness, watch the video and you’ll never forget. You will also learn how to make yummy donuts at home with gooey chocolate or vanilla glaze. Home made donuts are not the same as store bought, they are a little less sweet and if you fry them for a moment longer you can get a slight crunch on the outside, which I love. Dip them in the glaze and put sprinkles or grated chocolate on top. Yummmm.
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Donut Recipe
Makes 14
4 cups or 640g (22.58 ounces) flour, plain or all purpose
60g (2.12 ounces) or 1/4 cup sugar
14g (0.49 ounces) or two sachets instant dried yeast
90g (3.17 ounces) or 1/4 cup butter, melted
250ml or 1 cup (4% fat) milk, warmed
2 pinches of salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
Add all the wet ingredients in to the bowl of a stand mixer followed by the dry ingredients. Using a dough hook knead for about 5 minutes. Check if it is ready using the technique shown in the video. Once it is ready place in an oiled bowl, cover and stand in a warm place until it doubles in size. Punch it down, roll out and cut donut shapes. Place onto a greased piece of baking paper and allow to rise a second time.
Heat up the oil to 375F (190.56 degrees Celsius) this temperature cooks them quickly so they do not soak in the oil, but not too quickly you don’t want them dark brown.
As they hit the oil they float and puff up to make that perfectly round donut shape.
Chocolate Glaze Recipe:
60g (2.12 ounces) or 1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup or 95g (3.35 ounces) icing sugar
1/4 cup or 30g (1.06 ounces) cocoa powder
1 tsp glucose or corn syrup (optional, helps make the glaze shiny)
approx 1 Tbsp boiling water
Vanilla Glaze Recipe
1 cup or 125g (4.41 ounces) icing or powdered sugar
25 mL (0.85 fluid ounces) or 2 Tbsp of water
10 white marshmallows
1 tsp glucose or corn syrup (optional)
Cinnamon Sugar:
1 cup or 215g (7.58 ounces) sugar
2 Tbsp ground cinnamon
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My beater does not have a dough hook. Can I knead the dough using a food processor ?
Can I make the dough a day ahead?
Yes if you put it in the fridge for the first rise – letting it rise slowly.
I’ve tried this and everyone told me that it’s the best donuts ever.. thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wonderful thanks for the feedback Yara
Hi Ann, i am a vegetarian but rlly want to make these donuts. Can i substitute egg for anything suitable for me?
Hi, You can try the above recipe minus eggs. Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, 1 tablespoon extra butter and 2 tablespoons extra milk. They won’t be quite the same texture but will still be yummy ?
Hi Ann I am not very experienced with yeast could you please mention a time duration as to how long to let them rise???
the recipe is great.
Hi Please read, thiese time vary depending on the temperature of the room and the brand and quality of yeast. Generally the guide is given on your yeast packaging or you are looking for the increase in volume of the dough etc (as per recipe- double in size). It is not that helpful to give a specific time.
Hey Ann,
I just had a quick question. I’ve never fried anything before, can you reuse the oil you used to fry the donuts if it didn’t get burnt?Thanks!
Hi Cyan, You can reuse some oil but it really depends what you are cooking in it and what temperature and for how long. As long as the oil has not changed in colour or smell, is not foamy or smoky and is clean of food particles, then you could store it when cooled in a sealed glass jar. Label it with the date and put it in the fridge and use it within a month.
I see in your picture there are some donut holes. How do you do that? Do I just fry the center bits of the cutout?
Hi Andrew, Yes you do. Then toss them in some sugar and cinnamon. Yum!
I love this video!! I am such a big fan of donuts and my mom loved this recipie. But I just wanted to ask you how did you make the pink frosting? Thank you for making this video
I think it’s just the white icing dyed pink
Thank you
Hi Lila, Just colour the vanilla glaze to suit your taste.
I made these delicious donuts and glazes
It is using strawberry marshmallows I think.
I know this was way long ago, but she dyed the vanilla glaze pink.
dear ann i wanted to ask does it matter if i use wet yeast in this donut recipe?
Hi Jovita, This recipe hasn’t yet been tested with wet yeast, so you would need to experiment.
Yumm! Great work Ine!
Does it matter what kind of oil you use to fry them?
Can’t wait to try this recipe
Vegetable or Canola oil is best.
they were delishis!!!
They look so yummy! Well done Ashley.
Hi I´m from Germany and I just can’t find instant dried yeast…. when I take fresh yeast (I read I have to use more, around 42g) do I have to do something different?
Hi Ann! How long does the recipe take?
Love these. Thanks for the recipe,Ann.
Hi can you please tell me egg’s alternative??
Hi Anne, I live in New Zealand and we don’t have instant dried yeast, what would work as a substitute? 🙂
Hi Sarah, Edmonds is a New Zealand brand that produces instant dried yeast that is available in supermarkets.
Hey Ann,
I’d like to ask if you could make a gluten free cake or a cake using natural sweetners. Or even better, both.
Hi Jaden, Ann’s chocolate cake recipe works well with a gluten free flour. Check it out here: https://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/chocolate-cake-recipe/
I love this love using this recipe so much that I’ve been experimenting. I have these little heart molds that I put the circles in while they rise and the turn out so cute!
Hi Serena, They are very cute and a great Valentine’s Day idea!
Hi Ann. If you search on How to Cook that website for “Doughnuts” nothing shows up. The recipe is only found if you spell it “Donut”. You might want to fix that because surely many people will miss this great recipe because of it
Hi Chris, Thanks for letting us know. While it is listed in the tags, we have added it to the title to ensure it is found in the search.