Freshly baked donuts are soft, fluffy, and lightly sweet pastries that are baked instead of fried. They’re tender like cake but still airy like classic donuts—perfect with glaze, sugar, or filling.
🧾 Ingredients
🍩 Dough
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2¼ tsp instant yeast
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup warm milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
🍯 Optional glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla
👩🍳 Method
1. Make dough
- Mix warm milk, yeast, and a pinch of sugar. Let sit 5–10 minutes until foamy.
- Add flour, sugar, salt, egg, butter, and vanilla.
- Knead until smooth and soft (8–10 minutes by hand or mixer).
2. First rise
- Cover dough and let it rise 1–1.5 hours until doubled in size.
3. Shape donuts
- Roll dough to about 1 cm thickness.
- Cut into circles (use a cutter or glass).
- Cut small holes in the center if making ring donuts.
4. Second rise
- Place on tray and rest 30–45 minutes until puffy.
5. Bake
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 10–12 minutes
- Until lightly golden and soft
6. Glaze (optional)
- Mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.
- Dip warm donuts or drizzle over the top.
🍽️ Serving ideas
- With coffee ☕
- With chocolate drizzle 🍫
- Filled with jam, custard, or Nutella
💡 Tips
- Don’t overbake—keeps them soft
- Dough should be slightly sticky for fluffiness
- Brush with melted butter for bakery-style shine
⚡ Quick 3-step version
- Make and rise dough
- Shape and bake
- Glaze and serve
If you want, I can also show you a fried classic donut version, a filled Boston cream-style donut, or a cinnamon sugar donut recipe like bakery shops.
