Easy Cake-Style Homemade Donuts

15-Minute Homemade Donuts

• Servings: 35 donut holes
• Prep Time 13 minutes   
• Cook Time 2 minutes   
• Total Time 15 minutes   

Ingredients

•     1 1/4 cups (176g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)
•     2 tsp baking powder
•     1/4 tsp salt
•     1/2 cup (120 ml) buttermilk*
•     1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
•     3 Tbsp (42g) melted butter
•     3 - 4 cups vegetable oil, for frying

For Coating

•     1/3 cup (66g) granulated sugar**

Instructions

1.     Pour about 1/2-inch oil into a large saute pan or pot and heat over medium heat to 350 - 360 degrees F. (keeping an eye on it as it is heating). Meanwhile prepare donut dough.
2.     In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt.
3.     Separately whisk together buttermilk and melted butter. Pour buttermilk mixture into flour mixture and using a fork, stir in dry ingredients and mix just until combine (be careful no to over-work dough).
4.     Gently roll dough into 1/2 Tbsp balls. Once the oil has reached 350 - 360 degrees F, fry about 1/2 the dough balls at a time.
5.     Fry until just golden brown on bottom, then flip and cook reverse side until golden brown.
6.     Carefully remove with a spider strainer or metal tongs drain onto a paper towel lined baking sheet.
7.     Pour 1/3 cup sugar into a dish, roll donuts in sugar. Repeat this process with remaining dough.

Recipe Notes

•     *I usually use 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp buttermilk since I'm in a drier climate so if needed add a little extra buttermilk to bring dough together.
•     **Cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar or a vanilla glaze are other great options for coating fried donuts.
•     Use a thermometer to take temperature of oil so donuts fry up properly.
•     Don't try to fry all the donut holes at once, otherwise you'll lower the temperature of the oil and they won't fry properly (they'll start absorbing the grease).
•     These are best eaten within a few hours.