Sweet and delicious homemade baked donuts are a delightful breakfast or sweet snack your family will love! Bite into a soft and fluffy baked sweet dough, coated with syrup, sugar, or a smooth glaze.
One of my favorite snacks to make are homemade donuts. Although I love to fry this same donut dough recipe, baking them is a quick and “healthy” alternative.
My family loves to snack on these homemade donuts any time of the year. This recipe is so delicious and fluffy, that we enjoy making them as a special treat or for breakfast, all together as a family. If your family loves donuts even half as much as mine, they will love this recipe!
HOMEMADE DONUT INGREDIENTS
- 5 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1.5 cups milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup butter (melted)
- 4.5 teaspoons yeast + 1 teaspoon sugar + 1/3 cup water
Glaze / Donut Coating
- 1/2 cup or 1 stick melted butter + 1 cup sugar to dip buttery donuts in
- 1/2 cup or 1 stick melted butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 tablespoon milk / heavy cream
- Maple syrup to dip donuts in
HOMEMADE DONUT INSTRUCTIONS
- In a large bowl, combine warm water, teaspoon of sugar, and yeast. Whisk until thoroughly combine. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Add sugar, milk, salt, eggs, and melted butter. Whisk together.
- Add flour and knead until dough is very smooth. It is okay if the dough is a little sticky.
- Shape the dough into a ball, place back into the mixing bowl, and allow at least 1 hour for dough to rise.
- Once dough has doubled in size, remove the dough, and roll out flat. (Dough should be about 1/2 inch thick.)
- Cut dough with a donut cutter, or use a glass and knife to cut dough into circles. Make sure you use cut out a small inner circle to make a donut hole.
- Allow donuts and donut holes to rise for an additional hour.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Bake donuts for 8 minutes, or until golden brown. (You can top risen donut dough with butter, oil, or an egg wash before baking.)
- Using a fork, dip hot donut in melted butter / whisked glaze / or syrup.
- Transfer dipped donuts to a wire rack to cool. Eat while warm (after 5 minutes or so).
Homemade Baked Donuts
Sweet and delicious homemade baked donuts are a delightful breakfast or sweet snack your family will love! Bite into a soft and fluffy baked sweet dough, coated with syrup, sugar, or a smooth glaze.
Ingredients
- 5 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1.5 cups milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup butter (melted)
- 4.5 teaspoons yeast + 1 teaspoon sugar + 1/3 cup water
- GLAZE / COATING
- SUGAR
- 1/2 cup or 1 stick melted butter + 1 cup sugar to dip buttery donuts in
- GLAZE
- 1/2 cup or 1 stick melted butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 tablespoon milk / heavy cream
- MAPLE SYRUP
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine warm water, teaspoon of sugar, and yeast. Whisk until thoroughly combine. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Add sugar, milk, salt, eggs, and melted butter. Whisk together.
- Add flour and knead until dough is very smooth. It is okay if the dough is a little sticky.
- Shape the dough into a ball, place back into the mixing bowl, and allow at least 1 hour for dough to rise.
- Once dough has doubled in size, remove the dough, and roll out flat. (Dough should be about 1/2 inch thick.)
- Cut dough with a donut cutter, or use a glass and knife to cut dough into circles. Make sure you use cut out a small inner circle to make a donut hole.
- Allow donuts and donut holes to rise for an additional hour.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Bake donuts for 8 minutes, or until golden brown. (You can top risen donut dough with butter, oil, or an egg wash before baking.)
- Using a fork, dip hot donut in melted butter / whisked glaze / or syrup.
- Transfer dipped donuts to a wire rack to cool. Eat while warm (after 5 minutes or so).
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