Old Fashioned Donuts
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Yeast-free old-fashioned donuts made from scratch with sour cream for tenderness and tang. Warm and fresh from the fryer with a crispy exterior and cake-like crumb. Better than bakery versions and ready in about two hours.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 8- 2 ¼ cups (255 grams) cake flour*
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg ((or increase to ½ teaspoon for slightly stronger flavor))
- ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons (29 grams) salted butter, at room temperature
- 2 large egg yolks
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup (113 grams) sour cream
- Oil, for frying (I use canola oil, but vegetable oil or lard will also work)
- 5 tablespoons whole milk (or more, as needed to thin)
- 3 ⅓ cups powdered sugar
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 110M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 25m
- Cook
- 10m
- Sodium
- 250mg
- Total sugar
- 62g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 62mg
- Calcium
- 28mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 25M
- SODIUM
- 250MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.