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I’m a little donut obsessed. Ever since last summer, enjoying hot fresh donuts from Duck Donuts changed me from enjoying donuts to LOVING donuts. Last summer I made raised, fried donuts and used that recipe for some filled donuts (S’mores and Maple Bacon). BUT sometimes I want something less heavy, baked instead of fried, BUT not cake donuts either. SO here they are, yeast based BAKED donuts! You can use this recipe for the filled donuts as well!
After baking these you can roll them in cinnamon and sugar or cover them in glaze, just like fried donuts. They are totally versatile and everyone loves them. I think my kids loved them even MORE than they liked the fried version! Personally there is a time and a place for both… I still love fried anything…
baked yeast donut recipe
an amazing, simple, baked yeast donut. light and fluffy and delicious
3.98 from 74 votes
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Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes minutes
rise time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 58 minutes minutes
Servings: 13 donuts
Calories: 188kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie
Ingredients
- 1 C whole milk warmed
- 1 Tbsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 C butter
- 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 C all-purpose flour
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Instructions
proof the yeast in the milk with the 1 tsp sugar
Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Add the egg and mix.
Add the milk/yeast, the salt and vanilla and mix.
Switch to a dough hook and add 2 cups of the flour and mix, then add 1/4 C of flour at a
time until the dough gathers around the hook and cleans the side of the bowl. don't add
too much flour
Turn out and knead, place in an oiled bowl and let rise 1 hour
Roll out about 1/2 inch thick and cut into 3 inch rounds with 1 inch holes, place on
baking sheet and let rise 20 mins, about doubled in size
Preheat the oven to 400
Bake 5-8 mins and turn out into cinnamon and sugar or add glaze
Nutrition
Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 158IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
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The dough is easy peasy. I couldn’t find my donut cutter so I used what I had, which was a fluted round cutter set, hey whatever works, right? BUT I highly suggest getting a good donut cutter.
Don’t forget… the double in size part is more important than the time (and mytip for how to keep track of the dough size).
And there you have it! Deliciousness that everyone loves! We made these for my 14 yo birthday breakfast (HOW do I already have a 14 yo? CRAZY), she was in love and has been begging to make them again!
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Daniel
Can the dough be held over night in the fridge?
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Ashlee Marie
remember freezers stop the rising and refrigerators just slow down the rising. so yes, but don’t let them over rise
Sandi
Can you make the dough chocolate?
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Ashlee Marie
I guess you could but just doing a chocolate glaze is the most classic
Melissa
These were a good sweet bread/roll, but not donut-like. My kids still devoured them, but didn’t quite quench the donut-craving for me. Thanks for posting it though!Reply
Ashlee Marie
I like the fried version better, more donut, baking just isn’t the same but my kids still like them
Pears
So happy to have found this recipe. Can the milk be substituted with buttermilk?
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Ashlee Marie
it would of course change the flavor but yes!
Laura Fassbender
Can almond milk be used instead of whole milk?
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Ashlee Marie
it would change the flavor but yes!
Donna
How long do these stay fresh once they are baked?
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Ashlee Marie
like any donut not long.
William
I assume if one uses a donut cutter in this recipe they’ll end up with donut holes. Does one bake the donut holes for the same amount of time that they bake the full size donuts? Other recipes for baked donuts say that the donut holes have a shorter bake time than the full size ring donuts.
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Ashlee Marie
yes, I just add the donut holes to the same baking pan as the donuts.
kathy Mallory
I haven’t bakes yet but for the dough, I used coconut oil and soy milk as my daughter can’t have dairy. So far the dough looks great smells great, I also added a sprinkle of nutmeg.Thank you for posting I am planning on rolling into a string to use a donut pan.
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Ashlee Marie
donut pans are for cake donut batter, you don’t need to use them for yeast donuts, just cut them out! Hope they worked out good, coconut would be amazing in donuts!
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