Quick and Easy Donuts | Homemade Doughnuts in less than 2 hours!
About this recipe
These quick and easy donuts are soft, fluffy, and perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth in under two hours. With just seven basic ingredients, you can whip up a batch of homemade donuts that rival any bakery treat.
This recipe focuses on a straightforward method that doesn't require special equipment, making it accessible for everyone. Plus, the resulting donuts have a delightful golden brown crust and a moist, airy interior.
Ingredient notes
- If you want to make these donuts eggless, replace the egg with about 3 tablespoons of milk or water.
- To make the recipe dairy-free, substitute the milk with an equal amount of water and use vegetable oil instead of butter.
Tips from Bincy Chris’s video
- Knead the dough for about 7-8 minutes until it's soft but not overly elastic. If it tears easily, it needs more kneading.
- When frying, maintain the oil temperature at around 350°F (175°C) to ensure the donuts cook evenly without becoming gummy inside.
- Avoid overcrowding the pan while frying to prevent the temperature from dropping and to make flipping easier.
Good to know
- How long does it take to make these donuts?
- The total time to make these donuts is about 1 hour and 50 minutes.
- What should I do if my dough is too sticky?
- If the dough is sticky, continue kneading it; it will absorb the extra moisture and become softer and smoother.
- How can I adjust the glaze thickness?
- You can adjust the thickness of the glaze by adding more or less milk to the powdered sugar.
No life story here — the video and the recipe are the whole point. All credit to Bincy Chris: watch the original on YouTube.
The recipe
Ingredients
Steps
- 1
Prepare the dough by adding milk, sugar, salt, yeast, and an egg into a bowl and mix them together.
- 2
Add softened butter and flour to the mixture and combine to form a shaggy mass of dough.
- 3
Transfer the dough onto a clean work surface and knead for about 7-8 minutes until soft but not very elastic.
- 4
Add half a tablespoon of water to the dough and knead again until the dough becomes softer and smoother, about 5-6 minutes.
- 5
Cover the dough and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
- 6
Divide the dough into portions and shape them into smooth round balls by tucking in the edges and rolling them.
- 7
Let the shaped dough balls sit for another 15 minutes, covered with a kitchen towel.
- 8
Flatten each ball slightly and make a small hole in the center, then widen the hole to shape the donuts.
- 9
Dust the donuts with flour, cover with cling film, and let them rise in a warm environment for 35-40 minutes until puffy.
- 10
Heat oil in a pan to 350°F (175°C) for frying the donuts.
- 11
Fry the donuts for about 1.5 minutes on each side until they are light golden brown, being careful not to overcrowd the pan.
- 12
Place the fried donuts on paper towels to absorb excess oil, then transfer to a cooling rack.
- 13
Prepare the glaze by mixing powdered sugar, vanilla sugar, and milk, adjusting the milk for desired thickness.
- 14
Glaze the cooled donuts and enjoy.
Heads up — we had to guess a little:
- The quantity of flour is a common amount for donut recipes, inferred from typical recipes.
- The quantity of milk and butter is standard for a doughnut recipe, inferred from typical recipes.
- The quantity of sugar for the glaze is a common amount for a simple glaze, inferred from typical recipes.
Credit where it’s due: this recipe was transcribed from Bincy Chris’s original video on YouTube. Follow them there — it’s their dish.
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