Homemade Donuts Recipe
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Homemade Donuts Recipe | Basic Eggless Doughnuts | Eggless Donuts recipe | Make Easy Soft Donuts at Home with step-by-step instructions
Homemade Donuts Recipe | Basic Eggless Doughnuts are a popular treat enjoyed worldwide as a dessert, snack or treat. Freshly made, they’re crisp on the outside, irresistibly soft inside, and simply melt in your mouth.
This Homemade Donuts Recipe is an egg free version of classic doughnuts. It features a rich, sweet dough ring shaped with a hole or filled. Contemporary variations can be anything from sweet or savory, baked or glazed, or topped with an unending flavors.
During his elementary school days, my son was fond of Dunkin Donut and Krispy Kreme donuts. Now that he is in university, he is more focused on protein rich foods. But when he comes homes for holidays. I loving making these classic donuts, Dates Walnut Cake or Chocolate Brownies Eggless Recipe for him. An occasional indulgence is just fine!
This recipe guides you through step-by- step instructions method of making Homemade Donuts Recipe | Basic Eggless Doughnuts | Eggless Donuts recipe.
Why should you make Donuts
- Perfect treat for special occasions
- Easily customizable
- Wonderful sweet treat for sharing
What is Homemade Donuts Recipe
Doughnuts or Donuts are made from sweet pastry dough . Generally they are round in shape with the hole in the center or they maybe filled with jam, cream, or custard.
Though the classical one is a ringed donut made with yeast , but it could be filled doughnut or made with baking powder like cake.
Donut or Doughnuts
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Ingredients for Eggless Doughnuts
For Measurements refer to the RECIPE CARD further below.
- All-purpose flour – main ingredient for making soft pillowy donuts. This flour works best
- Sugar – I used powdered sugar. but castor sugar too is fine. Make sure to dissolve it well in the milk- yeast solution. Also used for tossing the donuts into it.
- Butter – can use salted or unsalted . I used unsalted butter.
- Milk powder
- Milk – makes soft and moist donuts
- Salt – a pinch. Omit if using salted butter.
- Instant yeast – could also use dried or fresh yeast according to their usage instructions.
- Flavors – vanilla essence or extract.
- Oil – for frying
- Toppings and Decoration – Powdered sugar , melted white chocolate
How to make Eggless Classic Donuts
Planning to prepare ? Ensure you read this entire post thoroughly for step by step instructions, helpful tips and view the embedded video in the recipe card further down for a better understanding.
Make Dough and First Rise
1. Firstly, in a bowl, add lukewarm milk, sugar and yeast. Mix and keep aside for yeast to activate. PRO TIP – Since it is instant yeast you could add everything directly to the flour, instead of activating the yeast.
2. In another mix bowl add all-purpose flour, salt and milk powder.
3. Now add the activated yeast-sugar-milk solution to the flour and mix it well. Add vanilla essence.
4. You may continue to mix with spatula or mix with hand. Add water if needed to make a sticky dough.
5. Then add butter (leave some butter for later) and mix well to and make a soft dough.
6. Now transfer onto work surface and dust with some all-purpose flour. Knead to make a smooth soft dough. Add remaining butter as needed. PRO TIP Add some flour if dough is too sticky to handle.
7.Form a smooth dough ball, apply oil, cover and keep it in a warm place for first proofing for 40 minutes or till dough doubles in size.
Shape Donuts and Second Rise
8. After an hour when the dough has almost doubled in size punch it down to knock out air.
9. Roll out the dough to ½” thickness sheet and shape donuts with donut cutter. Place them in a tray with sufficient gaps to allow them to rise. Keep them covered for 20 minutes or so. The donuts will increase in size.
Fry Donuts
10. In the meanwhile, heat oil. Fry the donuts in medium hot oil till they turn light brown on both sides. 11. Fry donuts in batches of two or three. Avoid overcrowding in the oil. Once fried let them cool. PRO TIP -Fry on medium flame and the colour should be golden brown uniformly. Alternatively, you could bake them in a preheated oven.
Toppings
12. Once considerably cooled down, dust them with powdered sugar. Alternatively, when donuts cool down completely, drizzle streaks of melted chocolate over them.
Enjoy with family and friends. Eat them fresh the same day. Store at room temperature and you may enjoy them the next day. Avoid eating beyond two days.
What to serve with Homemade Donut
Serve with donuts with black tea or coffee, Hibiscus tea . flavored milk. Kadak Chai or Cardamom Caffe Latte.
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Homemade Donuts Recipe
Instructions
Make Dough and First Rise
- Firstly, in a bowl, add lukewarm milk, sugar and yeast. Mix and keep aside for yeast to activate.
- In another mix bowl add all-purpose flour, salt and milk powder.
- Now add the activated yeast-sugar-milk solution to the flour and mix it well. Add vanilla essence.
- You may continue to mix with spatula or mix with hand. Add water if needed to make a sticky dough.
- Then add butter (leave some butter for later) and mix well to and make a soft dough.
- Now transfer onto work surface and dust with some all-purpose flour. Knead to make a smooth soft dough. Add remaining butter as needed.
- Form a smooth dough ball, apply oil, cover and keep it in a warm place for first proofing for 40 minutes or till dough doubles in size
Shape Donuts and Second Rise
- After an hour when the dough has almost doubled in size punch it down to knock out air.
- Roll out the dough to ½” thickness sheet and shape donuts with donut cutter. Place them in a tray with sufficient gaps to allow them to rise. Keep them covered for 20 minutes or so. The donuts will increase in size.
Fry Donuts
- In the meanwhile, heat oil. Fry the donuts in medium hot oil till they turn light brown on both sides. Fry donuts in batches of two or three. Avoid overcrowding in the oil. Once fried let them cool.
Toppings
- Once considerably cooled down, you might dust them with powdered sugar. Alternatively, when donuts cool down completely, drizzle streaks of melted chocolate over them.
- Enjoy with family and friends
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Notes
- Since it is instant yeast, you could add everything directly to the flour, instead of activating the yeast.
- Add some flour if dough is too sticky to handle.
- Alternatively, you could bake them in a preheated oven.
FAQ
Why donuts are hard and dense
Not using enough milk or milk powder could be a reason. Using milk instead of water gives it a rich flavor and suppleness.
Donuts have not risen
Always check expiry date on your yeast. Avoid adding yeast to hot liquids, as high heat can kill the yeast and prevent the dough from rising. Give enough time for the dough to rise.
Can I make donut dough ahead of time.
Though it is always best to make donuts the same day, but yes after the first rise you can cover the dough and place it in the fridge. The next day bring the dough to room temperature and shape it anf fry it after sometime.
Donuts split in the oil or are oily to touch.
When the oil is not hot enough , things can go wrong. The oil should be hot enough for frying. Check temperature of oil by frying a pinch of dough. If it sizzles in the oil,, you are good to go.
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