Description
Delicious homemade donuts with a sweet glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2¼ cups cake flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 good pinch of salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- ⅔ cup sour cream (+ 1 tablespoon)
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons of water
Instructions
- Mix the dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix the wet ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine the granulated sugar with the (cooled) melted butter, egg, egg yolk, and sour cream.
- Combine. Add your dry ingredients to the liquid ones, then mix everything until you have a sticky dough. Do not overwork the dough, or the donuts will be tough.
- Roll out the donuts. Roll the dough on a lightly floured kitchen surface using a rolling pin to ¼-inch thick. Cut out the donuts using a 2 ½-3 inch donut cutter. Gather the dough and reshape it again. Continue until you have used all the dough.
- Get ready to fry them. Transfer the donuts to a sheet of parchment paper dusted with flour. If you did not make donuts with a donut cutter, make a hole in each donut with a chopstick and stretch it gently.
- Fry the donuts. Heat 2 inches of oil in a pot to 375ºF. Carefully add the donuts to the hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pot. Fry the donuts for 1-2 minutes per side, then remove with a slotted spoon onto a plate lined with paper towels or a wire rack.
- Make the glaze. Whisk the powdered sugar with the water in a small bowl.
- Glaze the donuts. Drizzle the glaze over the donuts or dip the donuts into the glaze. Place the donuts on a wire rack until the glaze is set. Serve as desired.
Notes
- Ensure the oil is at the correct temperature for frying for best results.
- Donuts can be stored in an airtight container for a couple of days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg