Greatest Homemade Doughnut Ever!
I have tried so many recipes for doughnuts, and this one finally came out perfect! Just like the ones at my favorite doughnut shop. When you sink your teeth into a freshly-made, still-warm doughnut it tastes like pure joy. Especially when they’re homemade.
Homemade Doughnut Recipe
These are super delicious and fluffy! Everyone should make them! Go bake doughnuts — and finally discover their true greatness.
INGREDIENTS
➾4 Cups flour ( All purpose)
➾1 tbsp baking powder
➾1 cup milk or water
➾1 cup sugar
➾¹/₂ tbsp ground cardamon powder
➾¹/₂ cup melted butter/ margarine
➾3 eggs
➾vegetable oil for deep frying.
➾powdered sugar ( confectionery sugar)- TOTALLY OPTIONAL
METHOD
- In a medium bowl, slightly beat 3 eggs.
- Add sugar to eggs and beat until incorporated.
- Add the melted margarine (or butter) and beat until smooth.
- Add milk( or water) and ground cardamon powder( iliki). Mix well.
- Add flour & baking powder- Mix well into a dough.
- Cover and chill dough until stiff enough to roll out with rolling pin.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface with a rolling pin to ¹/₃" thick. Let rise 5-10 minutes.
- Cut doughnuts with a doughnut hole cutter.( i used a glass and bottle top ya soda for the hole )
- In a deep fryer or deep frying pan, fill fryer 1/3 to 1/2 full with vegetable oil and heat oil on medium heat till hot.
- When oil is hot enough, gently place as many doughnuts as will fit into your fryer, leaving plenty of room around each. Fry until golden brown.
- Drain on paper towel.
- While still hot, sprinkle each doughnut with powdered sugar ( confectionery sugar )
- NOTE THAT THIS STEP IS ENTIRELY OPTIONAL ( IF YOU LOVE SUGAR THEN OK )
- Let cool completely and enjoy with Masala Tea , ginger tea , coffee or juice
