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Easy Homemade Doughnuts

Easy Homemade Doughnuts
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
10 min
Yields
12 - 14 servings

Check out this recipe for soft, homemade doughnut holes in a lemony glaze.

Courtesy of Ashley Jacot De Boinod at Glory Hole Doughnuts.

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ingredients

vegetable oil, for frying
1 ¼
cups cake flour, sifted
2
tsp baking powder
¼
tsp salt
3
large eggs
1 ¼
cups full-fat ricotta (the dryer, the better)
1
tsp vanilla extract
1
Tbsp lemon zest
1
cup powder sugar, sifted
2
Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1
tsp lemon juice
water, as needed
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directions

Step 1

Heat vegetable oil in a fryer to 350ºF or, if you don’t have a deep fryer, fill a tall saucepan half way and gauge temperature with a candy thermometer. Meanwhile, sift together cake flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, mix eggs, ricotta, lemon zest, and vanilla. Do not break the ricotta up so much. Leave large chunks. Add sugar and mix well.

Step 3

Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients, and mix until just combined. Do not over-mix. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest overnight in the fridge or alternatively, 15-20 minutes out at room temperature.

Step 4

Using two spoons, form batter into quenelle shapes and drop gently into hot oil. Cook on all sides until evenly browned. Remove doughnuts from hot oil with a slotted spoon and allow to drain on wire rack or paper-towel lined plate.

Step 5

To make glaze, combine powdered sugar, olive oil and lemon juice in a bowl. Stir in water by the teaspoonful until glaze is smooth and lump-free. Roll doughnuts in glaze while still hot. Allow to cool and serve!

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