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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Buttermilk Doughnuts

Buttermilk doughnuts. What can I say? I just love a good doughnut. I'm all about almost any kind. These are really good and guess what? There's NO rising involved. Not all doughnuts have yeast in them..did you know that? Give these a try next time you need a fun homemade treat! I glaze mine with a simple powdered sugar glaze or sprinkle them with cinnamon sugar.

Buttermilk Doughnuts



4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs ~ beaten
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk

In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.

Beat the eggs and sugar together in another mixing bowl until thick and light yellow.

Gently stir in the oil and vanilla.

Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk to the egg mixture and beat until just blended.

Roll the dough out onto a lightly floured surface to 1/2 inch thickness.

Cut with a floured doughnut cutter. Or you can use two cutters, one large for the doughnut and a smaller one for the center.

Heat two cups of oil in a skillet and fry doughnuts for 1 - 2 minutes per side until golden brown.

Drain on paper towels then dip into a powdered sugar glaze or sprinkle with cinnamon sugar....or both!


For a quick glaze:

2 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon heavy cream


Here's the stuff. 
Here's the stuff.

Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. 
Mix the flour, baking powder, 
salt and baking soda.

Combine the eggs and sugar together and beat until thick. 
Combine the eggs and sugar 
together and beat until thick.

Add the dry mix and the buttermilk alternately to the egg mixture and combine until dough comes together. 
Add the dry mix and the buttermilk 
alternately to the egg mixture and 
combine until dough comes together.

Pat into a circle about 1/2 inch thick. Then cut out your doughnuts and the centers. 
Pat into a circle about 1/2 inch thick. 
Then cut out your doughnuts and the centers.

Fry 'em up! 
Fry 'em up!

Don't forget the doughnut holes!! 
Don't forget the doughnut holes!!

Drain on paper towels. 
Drain on paper towels.

Then glaze or sprinkle to your heart's content! 
Then glaze or sprinkle to your heart's content!

Yummy! 
Yummy!

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