How do you make donuts from scratch?

Answer 1

I recommend searching for a recipe for baked donuts. They are healthier than deep fried and still very yummy! Try epicurious.com or allrecipes.com

Answer 2

its fried dough, and easy

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted before measuring
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons vinegar and enough regular milk to make 1/2 cup






Into a bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt. Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Stir in vanilla.
Add combined vinegar and milk alternately with dry ingredients; stir just until well blended.

Roll small quantities of the dough at a time, to about 1/3-inch thick. Cut doughnuts with a 2 1/2-inch cutter and let stand for about 10 minutes. Fry in hot fat at about 365° to a nice golden brown. Turn once. Fry only 3 or 4 batches at a time to keep fat from cooling down. Drain on paper towels. Makes about 18 doughnuts.

Answer 3

5 c. flour
2 pkg. yeast
2 c. warm water
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
4 tbsp. oil
1 egg
1/2 box raisins
Vegetable oil for frying (about 2 to 3 inch frying pan or deep fryer)
Small paper bag with approximately 2 c. sugar

Dissolve yeast in water with 2 tablespoons sugar. Add part of the flour with the salt and mix well. Beat in egg and add oil. Add remaining flour and raisins. Let rise for 1 hour. Drop into hot oil with a large spoon, or use your fingers. Donuts will be about 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Fry on both sides, drain on paper towels and then dip into sugar filled bag to coat.

Here are some websites with other recipes:

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,deep_fried_donuts,FF.html

http://www.recipezaar.com/44860

http://www.recipezaar.com/mycookbook/book/30963

http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf344561.tip.html

http://baking.about.com/od/doughnutsanddonuts/r/plaincake.htm

http://www.betterbudgeting.com/frugalrecipes/donuts.htm

http://tvwbb.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9980069052/m/2050034353

These are supposed to be the best homemade donuts ever:

http://www.homemade-dessert-recipes.com/donut-recipes.html

And don't forget the donut icing:

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,homemade_donut_icing,FF.html

Hope those help. Good luck & Enjoy!

Answer 4

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 quart oil for frying
optional - powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar mixture
PREPARATION:
For draining doughnuts, prepare a place with either newspapers or a brown paper bag. Top those with paper towels. Either flour clean kitchen counter or bread board for kneading doughnuts. Prepare a shallow bowl or plate with an inch of flour.
Heat oil in deep fryer to 375 degrees F.
Sift flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk and egg. With floured hands, lightly knead the smooth dough. Turn onto area prepared with flour. Pat dough into 1/4 inch thickness. Dip either doughnut cutter or two biscuit cutters (one 1-inch and one 3 or 4-inch) in flour. Use to cut-out doughnuts. Carefully drop doughnuts into hot oil, only a few at a time. Fry, turning once, for about 3 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on prepared paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Answer 5

1 (11-ounce) can buttermilk biscuits
1 quart vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Chocolate Glaze (optional)

Separate biscuits, and place them on a flat surface.
Cut a hole from center of each biscuit with an apple corer, reserving dough balls.

Pour oil into a Dutch oven; heat to 350°. Fry doughnuts, in batches, 30 seconds on each side or until golden. Repeat procedure with dough balls. Remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels.

Combine sugar and cinnamon. Roll doughnuts and doughnut holes evenly in sugar mixture, or, if desired, dip in Chocolate Glaze.

Yield: 10 doughnuts and 10 doughnut holes

Answer 6

Easiest way.

Buy a cakemix that you like. Mix, it and leave out the eggs.

The dough will be a bit thicker. Shape it like donuts and fry them.

Easy as Pie..

I mean Donuts. (ya, I know)

BP

Answer 7

we use biscuit dough, we then roll them out and cut out the shape of the donuts and fry them up, our favorite toppings are powder cinnamon sugar and chocolate.

Answer 8

go to allrecipes.com!