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    Home » Most Recently Added » Dessert

    Old Fashioned Donuts

    Published: Oct 24, 2019 · Modified: Aug 4, 2020 by kateschat · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Old Fashioned DonutsI've been making this Old Fashioned Donuts recipe for years now, with slight tweaks on the original version from Tastes Better from Scratch. I thought I'd share my version with you and I hope you love it!

    For special occasions or birthdays a few times a year we love making donuts for a special treat to share with family and friends. Try glazed Old Fashioned Donuts for your next family celebration and start a new tradition!

    Old Fashioned Donuts

    Old Fashioned Sour Cream Donuts

    Kate Schat
    Fry up a special treat of glazed Old Fashioned Donuts for family and friends at your next family celebration and start a new tradition!
    4.93 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Chilling Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 2 hours hrs
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24 donuts
    Calories 231 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Old Fashioned Donuts

    • 4 cups flour
    • ½ cup cornstarch
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • 2 teaspoons salt
    • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg preferably fresh grated!
    • 1 cup sugar
    • ¼ cup butter melted
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 cup sour cream or thick yogurt
    • Lard or other oil for frying

    Glaze

    • ⅓ cup hot water
    • 1 tablespoon honey
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 3 ½ cups powdered sugar

    Instructions
     

    Old Fashioned Donuts

    • You can use a stand mixer or a bowl with an electric hand mixer. Mix together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and sugar in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix melted butter, eggs and sour cream/yogurt together.
    • Mix together both bowls until well combined, cover the bowl and chill for at least an hour (you can make the day before!)
    • When youre ready to make the donut, first put on your pot of lard (or other oil) to start heating up. You'll need 2 inches of oil in a heavy bottom pot. I like to use a cast iron dutch oven pot as it holds heat well. Over medium, you'll want to heat it to 325F.
    • While the oil is heating, get rolling out your dough! Roll the dough about ½ inch thick. Use a donut cutter or a canning ring with a water bottle top (I showed this method in my youtube video) Re-roll your scraps and cut out the rest. You should get around 2 dozen.
    • Fry the donuts making sure they have space, in my 6 qt dutch oven I can fit 7 donuts comfortably. Too many and they won't fry well. Fry about 2 minutes each side, careful not to let them burn and check your oil temperature every few minutes.
    • Take donuts out and place on paper towel. Flip them after a minute to soak up grease on the other side.
    • When you're done frying donuts, turn off oil, and remember you can use it a few times!

    Glaze

    • In a bowl mix the hot water, honey, salt, and vanilla.
    • Whisk in the powdered sugar until well combined.
    • To glaze the donuts dip the top in, let some excess drip off and place on clean tea towel or cooling rack, icing side up.

    Notes

    • These donuts are terrific the first day, but the next day with a cup of tea and coffee is equally amazing.
    • You can also freeze them unglazed, thaw and “refresh” in the oven for a few minutes, then dip in freshly made glaze.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 296mgPotassium: 42mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 139IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
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