Old-Fashioned Sugared Doughnuts

An old-fashioned sugared doughnuts recipe made with yeast, fried, and rolled in granulated sugar. Serve these homemade doughnuts warm as a fun treat for breakfast or brunch.

Who doesn’t like homemade doughnuts? Fresh and hot, they are certainly a treat and a feast for the senses. I can almost smell them now!

This is a recipe for a yeast doughnut that is cut out with a doughnut cutter, fried in a deep fryer, and then rolled in granulated sugar.

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They are best if eaten the same day, while they are warm and fresh. Chances are they won’t last much longer than that anyway. They tend to disappear quickly!

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Old-Fashioned Sugared Doughnuts Recipe

Old-Fashioned Sugared Doughnuts

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour 15 mins

An old-fashioned sugared doughnuts recipe made with yeast, fried, and rolled in granulated sugar. Serve these homemade doughnuts warm as a fun treat for breakfast or brunch.

Author: Laura Warnke - VintageCooking.com

Recipe type: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Serves: 24-30

Ingredients

1 cake yeast
1 cup warm milk
3 egg yolks
3 cups flour, sifted (if whole eggs are used, increase flour ½ cup)
½ cup melted shortening
1 teaspoon salt
Kitchen Equipment Needed
Deep Fryer or Doughnut Fryer
Vegetable oil or lard for frying
Sugar Coating
1-2 cups Granulated or cinnamon sugar

Instructions

The night before, dissolve yeast in warm milk (not scalding).
Combine all ingredients and knead the dough lightly. Place in refrigerator overnight.
The next morning roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut them with a 3-inch doughnut cutter or biscuit cutter. Transfer them to a baking sheet and let rise at room temperature until double in size.
Fry with vegetable oil at 365 degrees using a deep fryer, deep walled frying pan, or using a doughnut maker. Drop a few of the doughnuts into the hot oil, and let them rise to the surface. Fry for 45 seconds to about one minute on each side until lightly golden brown. Flip with a metal tong.
Drain on paper towels and dredge them in granulated or cinnamon sugar while they are still warm.

Notes

Makes about 24-30 donuts.

They are best if eaten the same day, while they are warm and fresh. Chances are they won't last much longer than that anyway. They tend to disappear quickly!

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