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Delicious Homemade Doughnut Recipe

by Martha Adenusi (@recipeswithhotbatter)
Prep Time
45min
Cook Time
10min
Total Time
55min

This Homemade Doughnut Recipe is the fluffiest, yummiest recipe you'd ever try. It's super easy to make and beginner friendly as well.

Ingredients

8 Servings
(1 serving = 70grams = 1 piece of Doughnut)

For the Dough

  • 350g
    of All Purpose Flour
  • 60g
    of Granulated Sugar
  • 10g
    of Instant Yeast
  • 1/4tsp
    of Salt
  • 40g
    of Butter
  • 2g
    eggs and 70 of Cold water
  • 1tbsp
    of vegetable oil (for greasing your hands and work station lightly)
  • 1/4cup
    of flour for sprinkling

For the filling

  • 2tbsp
    of cherry or strawberry jam
  • 2tbsp
    of homemade light caramel sauce

How to make Delicious Homemade Doughnut Recipe

To make the Dough

  1. Combine all your ingredients (Flour, Sugar, yeast, salt, butter, eggs and cold water into the bowl of a stand mixer and using the Dough Hook, knead the Dough on medium speed for about 15 minutes.

  2. When your dough is ready, transfer onto your counter and gently knead together for a minute.

  3. Using a kitchen scale, cut out 70g from the dough and rub against you palm in a circular motion until a ball is formed. Make sure to close up every opening by pinching the dough and closing up.

  4. Rub one side in bowl of flour and place on already cut out squares of baking paper. Repeat step 1 to 4 for each cut out dough.

  5. Place the whole tray of moulded dough in a plastic bag and allow to sit and proof for about 35 to 40 minutes.

  6. Heat up some vegetable oil in a deep frying pan for about 2 minutes on low heat and fry your dough in the oil making sure not to overcrowd the frying pan.

  7. Fry your doughnut for 2 minutes on each side flipping over one at a time. When the doughnuts are fried to a golden brown color, gently pack out and place on a paper towel to drain excess oil.

  8. Doughnuts are ready!

Tips & Tricks

  1. Using Cold water to knead your dough delays the proofing period to allow some time to mould your doughnuts.

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Recipe by

Martha Adenusi

(@recipeswithhotbatter)

Hi, 👋🏽 Martha Here. A legal professional and a baker. I own a home bakery and create the yummiest cakes and desserts. I hope you find...