Description
Soft, fluffy, and golden doughnuts that deliver a bakery-quality treat at home, finished with either cinnamon sugar or a smooth vanilla glaze.
Ingredients
14 g dried yeast
60 ml warm water
300 ml lukewarm milk
1/2 cup caster sugar (for dough)
2 eggs, at room temperature
80 g butter, at room temperature, coarsely chopped
1 tsp fine sea salt
700 g plain flour
vegetable oil, for deep-frying
1/2 cup caster sugar (for coating)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
300 g icing sugar, sieved
seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean
2 to 2 1/2 tbsp water
extra splash of milk, if needed
Instructions
- Stir the dried yeast with warm water in a bowl and leave for 5 to 7 minutes until foamy.
- Using an electric mixer with a dough hook, combine milk, sugar, eggs, butter, sea salt, yeast mixture, and half of the flour.
- Knead on low speed, then add remaining flour and knead for 4 to 5 minutes until a sticky dough forms.
- Transfer dough to a buttered bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until doubled in size.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface, roll to about 1.5 cm thick, cut rounds with an 8 cm cutter, and cut holes in the center.
- Place doughnuts on lined trays, cover, and let rise again for 45 minutes to 1 hour until doubled.
- Mix caster sugar and cinnamon in a bowl for coating.
- Prepare glaze by stirring icing sugar, vanilla seeds, and water until smooth, adding milk if needed.
- Heat vegetable oil to 180°C and fry doughnuts in batches for 3 to 4 minutes, turning once, until golden.
- Remove with a slotted spoon. Toss in cinnamon sugar or drain and dip into glaze.
- Serve warm.
Notes
For filled doughnuts, add jam, chocolate spread, or custard after frying.
Experiment with different glazes like chocolate or coffee.
Add citrus zest to the dough for a fresh flavor.
Dust with icing sugar for a lighter finish.
Best enjoyed fresh on the same day.
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 day.
Reheat briefly in the microwave or oven before serving.
Dough can be prepared ahead and refrigerated overnight.
- Prep Time: 150 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Deep Fry
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 doughnut
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
