Easy Homemade Fried Doughnuts
Homemade fried doughnuts are the best part of any weekend. Fluffy and light, with a sweet vanilla glaze. They're delicious! The recipe to make them is here.
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Servings: 10 Doughnuts and holes
Calories: 318kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Doughnuts
- 1 roll biscuits – I used Pillsbury home-style biscuits.
- Vegetable oil for frying
For the Plain Glaze:
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Chocolate Glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup milk
Instructions
For the Doughnuts:
- Heat 8 cups of vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or large skillet with high sides over medium-high heat until temperature registers 350°F. (Oil should be 1- to 1 1/2 inches deep).
- Pop open biscuit container. If any of the biscuits look irregular, gently pat them down to even rounds and even thickness.
- Cut out doughnut holes.
- Add half of the doughnuts and half of the doughnut holes and fry until the bottoms turn golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes for small doughnuts and 2 to 2 1/2 minutes for large doughnuts.
- Using chopsticks, turn the doughnuts and holes and fry for until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes longer.
- Transfer doughnuts to a paper towel-lined plate and allow to cool slightly, 1 to 2 minutes before dipping in glaze. Serve warm.
- For the plain glaze:
- Place confectioners’ sugar and salt in medium bowl.
- Add melted butter, milk, and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth.
- Dip doughnuts and serve immediately.
- For the chocolate glaze:
- Place confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in medium bowl.
- Add milk and whisk until smooth.
- Dip doughnuts and serve immediately.
Notes
From Serious Eats
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 205mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 33g