Donuts American donuts. Recipe with photos step by step

General cooking principles

There are several main rules that will help you prepare delicious donuts:

In order for the donuts to turn out airy, you should first let the dough rise as a total mass, and then leave the already cut donut blanks for 20-30 minutes;
the optimal deep-frying temperature is 130-150 degrees, so that the donuts have time to cook inside (there is no raw dough left) but do not burn on the outside;
if the temperature cannot be measured, it is worth adjusting the size of the stove to a level below average;
It is advisable to place the finished treat on paper napkins to remove all excess fat and slightly reduce its calorie content.

Classic recipe

Donuts (the step-by-step recipe with photos is also suitable for novice housewives) are easiest to prepare according to the classic recipe. In this case, you can either leave the treat in its original form or top it with glaze. The latter is also prepared independently. It includes quality chocolate bars and heavy cream.

Ingredients

For the dish you will need to prepare:

flour – 530-550 g;
sugar and butter - 3 tbsp. l.;
eggs – 2 pcs.;
heavy cream – 45-50 ml;
milk - 220-240 ml;
instant yeast – 10-11 g;
salt and vanillin - 1 pinch each;
chocolate – 55-60 g;
confectionery topping.

In addition, you need to take a large amount of vegetable fat for the recipe. It is needed for deep frying. The oil should be odorless, otherwise it will affect the taste of the finished dessert.

Step-by-step cooking process

Cooking steps:

Raw eggs will mash with all the sugar called for in the recipe. Butter fat, already melted in any convenient way, is poured into it.
All that remains is to mix salt and sugar into the mixture, pour in milk (be sure to preheat it), and add instant yeast. After mixing, add flour and vanillin. It is advisable to send these two ingredients into the mass through a fine sieve.
All ingredients will be mixed into a soft dough. It should not stick to your fingers.
Under a towel made of natural fabric, the mixture will infuse for 50-60 minutes.
When the dough has risen sufficiently, it’s time to transfer it to a floured surface, roll it out into a 1 cm layer and divide it into circles. It is convenient to cut out the center of future donuts using a pastry bag tip or a vegetable oil lid. In this form, the workpieces should stand for approximately 20-25 minutes. During this time, the mass should rise again.
The delicacy will be fried in small portions in hot oil. The preparations should become appetizing and golden.
When the entire portion of the delicacy is ready, you can put it aside and start making glaze.
The cream must be thoroughly heated until it becomes hot, after which the chocolate, broken into cubes, must be dissolved in the dairy product. When the additive is completely dissolved, the mass will need to be allowed to cool completely.

At the very end, you should dip each donut on one side in chocolate glaze. Afterwards you can transfer them to a plate and serve with tea. You will end up with approximately 22-24 donuts.

Classic American donut recipe

There are different options for making American donuts, but there is only one classic recipe. And real donuts, like those from the store, are not baked in the oven, but fried in a large amount of oil.

Ingredients:

500 g flour;
250 ml milk;
70 g sugar;
2 eggs;
75 g butter;
7 g dry yeast;
8 g vanilla sugar;
1 tsp. salt.

For the glaze:

150 g powdered sugar;
20 g butter;
vanillin on the tip of a knife;
hot water.

Step-by-step cooking recipe:

Sift the flour into a deep bowl and add the instant yeast. We also add salt, regular and flavored sugar. Mix the dry ingredients with a regular whisk.
Beat eggs into the dry mixture, pour in warm milk and knead into a homogeneous dough.
Gradually mix soft butter into the dough.
Place the dough in a greased container, cover and leave to rise for 1.5-2 hours.
Place the risen dough on the work surface and roll it out to a thickness of 1.5 cm.
Using a punch or any mold, cut out circles, and then cut out the core with a cream nozzle. We transfer the blanks onto parchment. Leave for 30-40 minutes.
Heat the oil to 160°C and fry the donuts until golden brown.
Place the donuts on a paper towel to catch any remaining oil.
For the glaze, add vanilla to the powdered sugar for flavor. Pour in the melted butter and dilute with hot water to the desired thickness of the glaze. And the more water, the more transparent the glaze turns out.
Dip the donut into the glaze and sprinkle with multi-colored confectionery sprinkles, and if desired, you can add food coloring of any color to the glaze.

Advice! The secret of real donuts is a perfectly smooth dough. And this result can be achieved if you carefully mix the ingredients at each stage of preparation.

With stuffing inside

Donuts, the recipe with step-by-step photos of which can be found below, will turn out even tastier with the filling. Variants of the latter are very different. For example, custard. The fastest and easiest way is to buy store bought. The quantity for the filling is chosen according to taste. To make the donuts look beautiful in the end, you can use cream with food coloring. For example, pink or yellow.

Donuts American donuts, recipe with custard filling.

To fill the blanks with filling, you will need to use a special convenient syringe.

Ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

water – 230-250 ml;
yeast – 20-25 g;
whole egg and raw yolk – 1 pc.;
flour - half a kilo;
granulated sugar and butter – 80-90 g each;
salt – 1 pinch;
butter and custard.

It is important not to overdo it with the cream so that it does not come out of the preparation. Otherwise, the filling will begin to burn quickly when the workpieces are browned in hot fat. The oil will have to be changed after each serving.

Step-by-step cooking process

Cooking steps:

Pour water into a convenient bowl and add the crumbled yeast into it. After mixing, you can add 2 tsp to the mixture. sugar, pour in the whole egg and yolk.
Then you need to sift the flour into the mixture, without stopping stirring.
When the melted butter is poured in, you can add salt and mix everything.
All that remains is to roll out the mass into a layer, cut out circles from it without holes in the center. The pieces should stand at room temperature for about 2.5-3 hours. During this time they will rise again.
Using a special syringe, add the filling. There shouldn't be too much filling. Even with a minimal amount, the treat will turn out tasty and appetizing.

The finished delicacy can be sprinkled with powdered sugar if desired. It can be either classic white or colored. The second option will especially appeal to little sweet tooths.

Pink donut glaze

If you want your donuts to decorate your table with a delicate pink color, we suggest preparing pink glaze for donuts using a simple recipe.

strawberry juice – 2 tsp;

vanillin to taste;

sugar – 2 cups;

water – 1 glass.

Preparation:

Dissolve sugar in water, add strawberry juice and vanillin to taste/

Place on low heat and cook until thick.

To prevent the syrup from becoming sugary, wipe the edges of the dish with a napkin during cooking.

Cool the finished syrup. To prevent crust formation, carefully spray the surface with water.

Beat the cooled syrup with a mixer.

Apply the finished pink glaze for donuts to the products and serve.

Source: www.pokushay.ru

Curd

Donuts turn out delicious from curd dough. Below is such an unusual recipe with step-by-step photos. At the same time, it is not difficult to repeat it. Even a novice cook can cope with the task. The cottage cheese for the base of the treat should not be too liquid. If the product is like this, you will first need to hang it in gauze to drain off excess whey. This is especially true with homemade cottage cheese.

Ingredients

For the dish you will need to prepare:

cottage cheese – 230-250 g;
flour – 280-300 g;
eggs – 2 pcs. big size;
granulated sugar – 80-90 g;
soda – 4-5 g;
salt.

It is important to choose fresh eggs for the dish. They will be used raw. The recipe includes dry soda without vinegar/citrus juice. This means that there is no need to extinguish it first.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

The eggs are processed with a mixer or other similar “kitchen aid”.
Add sugar and other dry ingredients, except flour.
After carefully combining all the products, you can send them cottage cheese and flour. As a result, you will end up with a sticky, thick mass in the bowl. It will stick to your fingers.
The resulting mass is transferred to a surface dusted with flour. This will take approximately ½ tbsp. dry component. It is advisable to calculate this amount separately.
Afterwards the dough will be divided into 3 parts. Each is rolled out to a thickness of approximately 0.5-0.7 cm. It is important that the base is not too thin. Otherwise, you won’t be able to make lush, plump, delicious donuts.
It is convenient to cut out the blanks from the base using a large glass, and the centers using a glass or a butter lid. As a result, you will get more than 20 donuts. The exact amount depends on the size of the glass.
As a result, the workpieces will be fried until golden brown in hot fat. It is convenient to use a miniature narrow pan for this. The fire should be moderate. During the process, the dough will quickly increase in size and brown. It is important not to miss the moment when the treat is fully prepared. Otherwise it will burn instantly.

Already on a plate covered with paper napkins, you can sprinkle the treat with white/colored powdered sugar.

Apple

Donuts, the recipe with photos step by step which can be changed to your taste, can even be fruity. Most often the apple version is chosen. It is simple and accessible. Of course, these are not classic donuts, but they are a very interesting version. The calorie content of the treat will be approximately 108 kcal per 100 g.

And his BJU:

BJU	Value in g (per 100 g)
Squirrels	2,3
Fats	1,4
Carbohydrates	21,7

Ingredients

For the dish you will need to prepare:

milk – 130-140 ml;
egg – 1 pc.;
flour – 110-120 g;
cinnamon and baking powder - 1 tsp each;
granulated sugar – 1.5-2 tbsp. l.;
vanilla sugar – 1 sachet;
sweet/sweet and sour apples – 4-5 pcs. (depending on size);
salt – 1 pinch;
oil.

This amount of food will make approximately 10 servings of treats. Vegetable oil is mainly used for frying the treat. But approximately 1 tsp. You will also need it in the dough.

Step-by-step cooking process

Cooking steps:

You should start with a test. For it, all the dry ingredients from the recipe are sent in a separate bowl, except for vanilla sand and cinnamon. It is best to pour flour through a sieve. Then the dough and the future treat can be made as airy as possible.
The remaining dry ingredients must be mixed separately. They will only be needed for sprinkling the finished treat at the very end.
In another bowl, beat the egg with milk and butter (with a small spoon). The liquid mass should be homogeneous.
Afterwards you need to combine the liquid and dry mass. It will be processed with a whisk until the mixture begins to resemble liquid store-bought sour cream.
While the dough is standing aside, you can work on the fruit. Apples should be completely removed from the skin and all excess (be sure to cut out the middle with the seeds), after which the remaining parts should be cut into rings.
The latter should turn out to be quite large. The optimal thickness of apple blanks is about 1 cm.
Add oil to the frying pan. Its quantity should be approximately the same level as the thickness of the apple slices. When the fat is hot enough, you can dip the fruit into the dough and fry. They will be cooked on all sides until golden brown. If desired, you can make holes in the middle of the blanks so that they resemble classic donuts as closely as possible.

The treat, already cooled on a napkin, can be sprinkled with a mixture of cinnamon and vanilla sugar. This will make it even more tasty and aromatic.

Recipe for the most delicious homemade donuts

Any donuts are always tasty, but fatty and high in calories. Therefore, for those for whom such baking is contraindicated, homemade donuts can be prepared in the oven: the recipe is just as simple, everything is very fast, and most importantly, delicious.

The most delicious donuts come from childhood

During the cool season, there is a special desire to eat a delicious pie, a fluffy bun or a hearty pie. Delicious donuts made with milk and yeast in a frying pan will “warm the soul” just as well, and they are prepared...

Ingredients:

200 ml milk;
500 g flour;
100 g sugar;
3 yolks (+1 egg);
50 g butter;
15 g pressed yeast;
1 packet of vanilla sugar;
2 pinches of salt.

For the glaze:

100 g chocolate;
50-70 ml cream;
10 g butter.

Step-by-step cooking recipe:

Add a spoonful of sugar to a bowl of warm milk and crumble the pressed yeast.
Dissolve the yeast in the milk, cover the bowl with cling film and leave for 15 minutes.
Pass the flour through a sieve into a deep bowl, make a hole and pour in the yeast milk. We also add the yolks, the remaining sugar and a bag of vanilla.
Lightly mix the ingredients with a spoon, and then add pieces of soft butter, also add salt and knead.
Transfer the contents of the bowl to the table and knead the dough for 5-7 minutes. The dough should be soft and not stick to your hands.
We collect the dough into a ball, put it in a bowl, after greasing it with vegetable oil. Cover with film and leave in a warm place for 1 hour.
Place the risen dough on the table and, after rolling it out into a layer 1.5-2 cm thick, cut out the rings using any molds.
Transfer the dough pieces to a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake at 180°C for 15 minutes.
Transfer the finished donuts to a wire rack and leave to cool completely. At this time, prepare the glaze. Place chocolate pieces into the hot cream, leave for 15 minutes, and then stir with a whisk until smooth.
For a glossy color, add a piece of butter to the glaze and stir everything well again.
Dip the donut into the glaze, transfer it to a wire rack and immediately decorate with colorful sprinkles.

On a note! For American donuts, you can also mix not only yeast dough, but also kefir dough, condensed milk dough, curd dough or custard dough.

From strawberries

This is a very unusual version of donuts. It is perfect even as a holiday treat. But to make such donuts, you will need a special form for baking them and a pastry bag/syringe. It is best to take fresh strawberries. If this is not possible, then previously defrosted will do. But it should be stored with a minimum amount of ice.

Ingredients

For the dish you will need to prepare:

flour – 230-240 g;
kefir (sour milk/buttermilk) – 170-180 ml;
sugar – 120-130 g;
eggs – 2 pcs.;
butter – 1.5-2 tbsp. l.;
strawberries (fresh/thawed) – 330-350 g;
baking powder – 1.5 tsp;
salt – ½ tsp;
honey – 80-90 g;
vanilla extract – 1 tbsp. l.;
butter, powdered sugar.

Step-by-step cooking process

Cooking steps:

First, dry (except powder and 1 tbsp sugar) and liquid ingredients will be combined in two separate bowls. Afterwards they should be mixed thoroughly. Honey and butter are pre-melted to a liquid state.
At the end, most of the strawberries will be introduced into the mass. This is approximately 2/3 of all berries. First, the strawberries get rid of everything unnecessary and are cut into small, neat cubes.
The mixed dough should be poured into a large pastry bag.
Oiled donut molds are filled with the resulting mass about 2/3 full. The delicacy will be baked in the oven for approximately 8-9 minutes at medium temperature. It is convenient to check the readiness of the treat with a toothpick. It should remain clean after puncturing the dough. If the mixture sticks, add a couple more minutes to the recommended cooking time.
The remaining berries should be chopped into small cubes and mixed with sugar.
Use a fork to puree the mixture. And then leave it at room temperature so that the berries release their juice.
Approximately 3 tbsp. l. Strawberry mass needs to be beaten with powder. The end result will be glaze. If it is too thick or runny, you can correct the situation with additional portions of strawberry juice or powdered sugar.
When the donuts are completely ready, it’s time to let them cool outside the oven and then immediately dip one side into the glaze.

The delicacy is delicious served with cold milk.

American donuts with apples

American donuts take a very long time to prepare, because their base is yeast dough. But there is a very interesting recipe for lazy donuts with apples. Their preparation will not take much time, and the donuts themselves will turn out aromatic, appetizing and very tasty.

Ingredients:

3 apples;
2 eggs;
100 ml milk;
1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
a pinch of salt;
vanilla to taste;
1 tsp. baking powder;
2-3 tbsp. l. Sahara;
1 tsp. cinnamon.

Step-by-step cooking recipe:

Beat the eggs into a bowl and beat them directly with a fork.
Pour butter and milk into the egg mixture and stir.
Now add salt, vanilla, mix everything again, and then sift the flour and knead the dough.
We cut the apples into circles, and then cut out the middle of them.
Mix sugar with cinnamon. Roll the apple rings on both sides in the resulting mixture.
Dip the apples into the dough and then deep-fry them. Fry until golden on both sides.
We transfer the donuts to a napkin, as soon as the paper absorbs excess fat, we transfer the donuts to a dish and dust with powdered sugar.

Advice! You can use any type of apple for donuts, as long as the fruit is juicy.

Without yeast

Donuts, a recipe with step-by-step photos that will be useful to all lovers of homemade desserts, can be prepared even without yeast. In this case, they will be less fluffy, but also very tasty.

Ingredients

For the dish you will need to prepare:

flour – 230-240 g;
egg – 1 pc.;
melted butter – 15-20 g;
sugar and milk - 75 g each;
baking powder – 7-8 g;
cinnamon and salt - 1 pinch each;
vanilla sugar, butter, powder.

Step-by-step cooking process

Cooking steps:

Beat the egg with 2 types of sugar and melted butter.
Milk is then poured into the mixture.
Then add flour with baking powder, salt and cinnamon. The result should be a soft, tender dough. The consistency should be easy and comfortable to roll out.
As a result, the dough should be turned into a layer approximately 8 mm thick. Using a cup, cut circles with a small hole in the middle from the base.
Donuts should be fried in a large amount of vegetable fat until golden brown.

Ready-made donuts should be sprinkled with powdered sugar and a sample should be taken immediately. They are delicious both warm and completely cooled.

Donuts with condensed milk: a simple recipe with step-by-step photos

Donuts with condensed milk can be prepared in two ways. If you don’t want to fuss with the dough for a long time, then you can knead it with condensed milk without yeast, adding only soda and baking powder. And if you want to try American donuts, then we use condensed milk as a filling.

Donuts with condensed milk

What can compare with delicious yeast donuts and even with your favorite condensed milk inside? Preparing them is quite simple and will not take you much time, but as a result you will get a wonderful…

Ingredients:

500 ml milk;
4 tbsp. l. Sahara;
70 g butter;
5 g fresh yeast;
1 egg;
1 can of boiled condensed milk;
powdered sugar.

Step-by-step cooking recipe:

Place 4 tbsp in a bowl of warm milk. spoons of sugar, crumble fresh yeast, stir, cover and wait 10 minutes.
Beat in the egg and pre-melted butter, stir.
Now add flour in portions and knead a soft dough. Cover and allow 1 hour to rise.
Knead the finished dough into a layer 1 cm thick, cut out circles and fry the donuts in well-heated oil until golden brown.
As soon as the donuts have cooled, using a piping bag and a thin nozzle, fill them with boiled condensed milk and then sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Advice! The frying oil should not be cold, but not too hot either. When cold, donuts will absorb a lot of fat, but when hot, they will simply start to burn.

Chocolate donuts

Such donuts are usually sold in American bakeries. They turn out both tasty and beautiful. Additionally, you can top the treat with glaze.

Ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

flour, sugar and butter – 55-60 g each;
egg – 1 pc.;
cocoa – 1 tbsp. l.;
baking powder – 4-5 g;
vegetable oil.

Step-by-step cooking process

Cooking steps:

Butter fat is ground with sugar.
A raw egg is poured there, cocoa is poured in, everything is whisked.
All that remains is to add the flour and baking powder and mix everything until the mixture is smooth.
Donuts will be baked in a special oiled form. The process will take about 10-12 minutes at medium temperature.

The finished treat can be topped with glaze.

The recipe for a very tasty version of it is published later in the article.

Chocolate glaze for donuts

The easiest way to make glaze is using chocolate paste. It will keep its shape perfectly and decorate the delicacy.

Ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

milk and chocolate paste - 3 tbsp. l.;
cocoa – 2 tbsp. l.;
sugar – 1 tbsp. l.;
butter – 1 small piece.

Step-by-step cooking process

Cooking steps:

All ingredients, except oil, should be mixed in a small saucepan and placed on the stove.
You will need to cook the mixture until the sugar crystals are completely dissolved.
Afterwards you can add a piece of fat.
If the mixture turns out to be too thick, it can be diluted with milk.

Donuts are dipped into the prepared glaze. Coconut shavings are also perfect for decorating them.

American donuts with filling

There are two classic recipes for American donuts - with glaze and with filling. For the filling, you can take any ingredients you like - berries, nuts, jam or condensed milk. The donuts turn out very sweet, fluffy, tasty and beautiful, just like in the photo.

Ingredients:

35 g butter;
1 egg;
1 packet of vanilla sugar;
0.5 tsp. salt;
65 g sugar;
160 ml milk;
25 ml warm water;
14 g dry yeast;
450 g flour.

For the custard:

500 ml milk;
150 g sugar;
2 eggs;
60 g flour;
15 g butter;
1 packet of vanilla sugar.

For the sugar glaze:

130 g powdered sugar;
2 tbsp. l. water;
1 tbsp. l. lemon juice.

For chocolate glaze:

200 g of any chocolate;
2-3 tbsp. l. butter.

Step-by-step cooking recipe:

Pour warm water and milk, an egg at the same temperature into the bowl for kneading the dough, add dry yeast, salt, white and flavored sugar. Beat with a regular whisk or mixer.
Add melted but not hot butter and flour to the resulting mixture. Knead the dough. Cover the bowl with film and leave it warm for 1-1.5 hours.
Let's prepare the cream. To do this, pour milk into a saucepan, add sugar, stir and put on fire.
In a separate bowl, mix eggs with flour. Pour half the hot milk into the egg mixture, stir and return to the saucepan. Place on the fire and cook until thickened.
Add soft butter to the hot cream, add vanilla sugar, and knead until smooth. Cover the cream with film and leave until completely cool.
Transfer the finished dough to a lightly floured table and turn it into a layer 1 cm thick.
Using molds, cut out the rings and leave the pieces in a warm place for 1 hour.
At this time, prepare the sugar icing. Pour lemon juice and water into the powdered sugar. Mix everything thoroughly for 5 minutes. The glaze should look like thick sour cream.
Fry the donuts in oil until golden brown and place on a plate with a napkin.
Use a straw to make three holes in the donut and fill it with custard.
Cover the donuts with glaze and sprinkle with sugar sprinkles on top.
For chocolate icing, which can also be used as a filling, melt any chocolate and mix with soft butter.

Advice! It is best to coat warm donuts with sugar glaze, so it will lie beautifully and harden quickly. But we use chocolate glaze only when the donuts have cooled completely.

Useful tips and tricks

The following tips will help you prepare a delicious, successful treat:

You should place a small piece of dough into the heated oil; if bubbles actively appear around it, then the temperature is optimal;
circles cut from the middle of the donuts can be fried separately;
Any confectionery topping, chopped nuts, coconut flakes, coarsely grated chocolate and even pieces of berries are good for decorating donuts.

Donuts can be prepared using several dozen step-by-step recipes with photos. Among them are options with cocoa, strawberries and even apples.