Deep Fried Donuts (Homemade Fried Donuts)

A pile of fried donuts sitting on the counter next to a gray and white striped towel. One of the sugar donuts has a bite out of it.

5 from 4 votes

Deep Fried Donuts (Homemade Fried Donuts)

Indulge in a heavenly treat with this Fried Sugar Donuts recipe! Made with simple ingredients like flour, sugar, and butter, these fluffy and decadent donuts are deep-fried to golden perfection and coated in a generous layer of sweet, crunchy sugar.

Prep Time20

Cook Time5

resting/rising time2

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: amercian

Keyword: fried donuts

Servings: donuts

Author: Karli Bitner

Ingredients

1 cup milk divided
1 1/2 tbsp dry active yeast
4 tbsp butter melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus a little extra, as needed
oil to fry in peanut oil, vegetable oil and canola oil are all great options.

Sugar Coating

2 cups granulated sugar

Instructions

Warm the cup of milk in the microwave until about 100° F. Pour half of the milk into the Bowl of a stand mixer, along with the yeast and 1 tsp of sugar.
Stir to combine and allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes. At 5 minutes, the mixture should be frothy and bubbly.
Once the mixture is frothy, add the remaining milk, melted butter, granulated sugar, salt and 2 cups of flour.
Knead until fully combined.
Slowly add in the remaining 1/4-1/2 cup until the dough cleans the side of the bowl, is tacky to your finger but doesn’t stick if pulled away quickly.
Knead for an additional 5-7 minutes.
Leave the dough in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise for 1 hour.
Once the dough has doubled in size, turn onto a lightly floured surface.
Gently press the dough out into a rectangle and then use a donut cutter to cut your donuts out of the dough. Cut the leftover dough into small portions for bite sized donuts.
Cover with plastic wrap or a cloth and allow to rise for an additional 30-45 minutes.
Pour 2-3 inches of oil in the bottom of your pan. Heat the oil until 350°.*
Fry the donuts at 350° for about 1 minute on each side or until golden brown on each side. Do not over crowd the pan.
When they are golden brown, let the donuts rest on a cookie cooling rack that is paced inside of a cookie sheet.
Repeat with remaining dough.
When the excess oil has dripped off of the donut, shake your donut in granulated sugar to coat the donut and enjoy!

Notes

*Do not heat your oil higher than 350°. This will not speed up the frying process, it will just burn the outside of your donuts while the inside is still doughy.

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