Homemade Sugar Coated Donuts Recipe

Ohhh yes 😏🍩 Let’s make classic homemade sugar-coated donuts—soft, pillowy, and perfectly sweet.

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🍩 Homemade Sugar-Coated Donuts

Ingredients

Dough

• 2¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 packet)
• ½ cup warm milk (110°F)
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs, room temp
• 2½ cups all-purpose flour (more for kneading)
• Oil for frying (canola or peanut)

Coating

• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon (optional for cinnamon sugar)

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Instructions

1. Activate Yeast

• Combine warm milk, sugar, and yeast. Let sit 5–10 min until foamy.

2. Make Dough

• Add melted butter, eggs, and salt.
• Mix in flour gradually to form soft dough.
• Knead 6–8 minutes until smooth and elastic.

3. First Rise

• Cover bowl with a towel or plastic wrap.
• Let dough rise 1–1½ hours until doubled.

4. Shape Donuts

• Roll dough to ½-inch thickness on floured surface.
• Use a donut cutter (or 2 round cutters) to cut shapes.
• Place on a floured tray, cover lightly, let rise 30–45 min.

5. Fry

• Heat oil to 350°F.
• Fry donuts 1–2 minutes per side until golden.
• Remove, drain on paper towels for a few seconds.

6. Sugar Coating

• While still warm, toss donuts in sugar (or cinnamon sugar).

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Pro Tips 😏

• Don’t overcrowd the fryer—fry in small batches.
• Slightly undercook for a softer center; they continue cooking while cooling.
• For extra decadence, brush lightly with melted butter before tossing in sugar.

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If you want, I can also give a baked version that’s lighter but still soft and sugar-coated—no frying required.

Do you want the fried or baked version?