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