Fried Doughnuts ( Cake Doughnuts ) ~ No yeast

Doughnuts, or donuts, are fried sweet dough. There are two major kinds of doughnuts, yeast-raised or cake doughnuts. Cake doughnuts are made from sweetened dough that is leavened with baking powder or baking soda. They are generally dense and cake-like while yeast-raised doughnuts are more lighter in texture. They can be Iced or glazed or dusted with sugar and cinnamon mixture.

As I love the fried food, they are perfect for me ... my family's favorite too! Simple ingredients & easy to make!

Fried Doughnuts ( Cake Doughnuts ) No yeast

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* Prep. Time : 2 1/2 hours
* Cook Time : 15 minutes
* Makes : 26 - 30 doughnuts, depending on the thickness

Ingredients : 

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar ( grind it to make powdered )
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 egg
• 4 tbsp. oil
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup milk
• Oil for deep frying
• Icing sugar, for dusting

 Method : 

• Sift flour and baking powder in a large bowl.
• Add sugar and salt and mix.
• In another bowl, lightly beat egg and mix oil & vanilla.
• Mix the egg mixture in the flour mixture until crumbly.
• Stir in milk, little at a time. Mix together till well combined & smooth (If the dough is sticky, add some flour).
• Form into a ball and cover with plastic wrap.
• Leave the dough at room temperature for about 2 hours.
• On a floured surface, roll out the dough and cut out using a doughnut cutter. 
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer.
• Fry doughnuts, in batches, in the hot oil about 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Remove from oil and drain on paper towel.

• While doughnuts are still warm, dust / coat with Icing sugar or cinnamon-sugar mixture, if you like.
• Enjoy with tea or coffee.

Note :

• My family like it plain, without glaze or dusting of Icing sugar. So to make this sweet, mostly I increase the amount of sugar up to 3/4 cup. I wonder why the dough is supposed to rest for a long time as it is leavened with baking powder, but I always follow this method. 

Here is another recipe for cake donuts : Chocolate Coated Cake Doughnuts (No Yeast)

Linking this to Savory Sunday at The Sweet Details by Amanda

Linking this to Serve It - Fried , started by Krithi & hosted this month by Denny


Thank you for stopping by. Hope you enjoy the recipe!!!