Old-Fashioned Donuts are made with simple ingredients. These cake doughnuts have a golden exterior and fluffy inside that remind you of donuts from the local donut shop.
Homemade old-fashioned doughnuts are delicious rolled in cinnamon sugar or dusted with powdered sugar.
A donut cutter is hard to find in the store. You can easily find the one I love on Amazon!
Be sure and try my Apple Cider Donuts, Glazed Donuts Recipe, and Pumpkin Donuts.
How to make Old Fashioned Donuts:
Step 1: Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices into a medium bowl and set aside.
Step 2: In a mixing bowl cream together the butter granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
Step 3: Add the eggs one at a time and continue to mix until incorporated. Use a rubber spatula to occasionally scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Add the buttermilk and vanilla extract, mixing to combine. Add the flour mixture and combine.
Step 4: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to ½ inch thickness.
Step 5: Lightly flour a doughnut cutter and use it to cut out the doughnuts, then place them onto the prepared baking sheet. Line a baking sheet with several layers of paper towels and set aside.
You can even make them the night before, place them on parchment lined half sheet pans, cover with plastic wrap and then simply fry in the morning.
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Old-Fashioned Cake Donuts
Ingredients
Old Fashioned Donuts
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 4 ½ to 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
Instructions
Old Fashioned Donuts:
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices into a medium bowl and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl cream together the butter granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
- Add the eggs one at a time and continue to mix until incorporated. Use a rubber spatula to occasionally scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Add the buttermilk and vanilla extract, mixing to combine. Add the flour mixture and combine.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to ½ inch thickness. Lightly flour a doughnut cutter and use it to cut out the doughnuts, then place them onto the prepared baking sheet. Line a baking sheet with several layers of paper towels and set aside.
- In a large heavy-duty pot, add enough shortening to equal 3 inches of oil. Heat to a temperature of 375 degrees F. Use a digital thermometer to carefully monitor the temperature of the oil.
- Drop about 4 doughnuts into the oil, making sure not to overcrowd the pot. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes on each side, or until lightly golden brown. Remove the doughnuts from the oil and allow to drain on the paper towels.
- While the donuts are hot, roll in a cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Or wait until the donuts are cooled slightly to toss in powdered sugar. (Otherwise it will melt!)
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Lisa Torres says
Yum, can you believe I have never made a donut? I want to so much…and saw someone make ice cream sandwiches out of them…wow these look so good!
Rosana says
Delicious