Simple Homemade Donuts (Fried)

Name: Simple Homemade Donuts (Fried)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tbsp white vinegar; 3/8 cup milk (3 oz.); 2 tbsp shortening; 1/2 cup sugar (and extra for putting on donuts); 1 egg; 1/2 tsp vanilla; 2 cups flour, sifted (extra may be needed); 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; Vegetable oil for deep-frying (or use canola oil, which is healthier); Increase sugar to 3/4 cup; Add 1/2 cup cocoa powder to dry ingredients; OR add 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted, to butter/sugar

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Prep 10 min
Total 40 min
Servings 8

By TBSP Kitchens

Updated November 20, 2017

Ingredients

tbsp white vinegar

3/8

cup milk (3 oz.)

tbsp shortening

1/2

cup sugar (and extra for putting on donuts)

egg

1/2

tsp vanilla

cups flour, sifted (extra may be needed)

1/2

tsp baking soda

1/4

tsp salt

Vegetable oil for deep-frying (or use canola oil, which is healthier)

For Chocolate version:

Increase sugar to 3/4 cup

Add 1/2 cup cocoa powder to dry ingredients

OR add 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted, to butter/sugar

Steps

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1

Stir vinegar into milk and let stand for a few minutes until thick.
2

Cream together sugar and shortening (and add melted chocolate if using that).
3

Add eggs and vanilla and stir until blended.
4

Sift together flour, salt, and soda (and cocoa if using that). Stir into sugar mixture, alternating with milk mixture to incorporate both thoroughly. ( I had to add about 1 1/2 cups extra flour to get a dough consistency myself.)
5

Roll dough out thick, about 1/3 inch and cut into doughnut shapes with a doughnut cutter. I used a large cup for the donuts and a narrow shot-glass for the holes. Roll excess dough into small balls and flatten to make more donut
6

Heat oil until it makes noise ( about 375°F ) and fry doughnuts.

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More About This Recipe

This recipe proves that preparing homemade donuts is way easier than you may have thought. Don’t be put off by the addition of vinegar- it’s what gives the donuts a rich, buttermilk-like flavor. Sifting the flour, salt, and soda is also an important step as it makes them lighter and easier to incorporate with other ingredients.