Simple Homemade Sugar Donuts

Simple Homemade Sugar Donuts

Sugar Donuts – This simple homemade donut dough is made with flour, milk, egg yolks, yeast, and sugar, then the donuts are fried and dredged in sugar. This recipe is easy to make and produces a very indulgent little treat! Make it once and you’ll never use a different recipe for donuts. It’s soo good!

If you love these sugar donuts, you’ll also enjoy these 15-minute Ricotta Donuts, this Quick Fried Donut Recipe, and these Super Soft Donuts with Sugar Glaze.

Simple Homemade Sugar Donuts

Simple Sugar Donut – this easy dough is made with flour, milk, yeast, and sugar, then the donuts are fried and dredged in sugar. Very simple, but creates an indulgent little treat!

Let the Baking Begin Course: Dessert Cuisine: American Keyword: doughnuts, sugar donuts Calories: 234 kcal
Prep Time: 2 hours Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 18

Ingredients

Combine together

2½ tsp active dry yeast
2 Tbsp warm water
1/2 tsp granulated sugar
Mix with a mixer
3¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk warm
2 oz unsalted butter room temperature
3 large egg yolks
2 Tbsp granulated sugar
1/4 tsp kosher salt
For coating
1 cup granulated sugar

How to make Simple Sugar Donuts

Proof yeast: Stir 2 tbsp warm water, 1/2 tsp sugar & 2 1/2tsp active dry yeast in a tall glass. Leave to rise for 5-10 minutes or until doubled in volume and foamy. If it does not rise and foam up, discard the yeast and buy a fresh batch of yeast before you proceed with the recipe.

Make donut dough: Mix together 3 1/4 cups flour, 1 cup warm milk, 2 oz room temperature butter, 3 yolks, 2 tbsp sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the proofed yeast mixture in mixer on low speed, with the dough hook attachment until the dough comes together, about 2 minutes. Slightly increase the speed and knead for another 15-20 minutes or until the dough is tacky to touch. If you continue kneading past the point of smooth and stretchy dough, the dough will overknead and make doughy donuts, so keep a close eye on the dough.

Shape donut dough: Pick up the dough, form it into a ball. Butter a large bowl (for proofing), place the dough ball back in the greased bowl, then grease the dough ball itself to prevent it from forming a crust.