How are donuts made?

Question

How are donuts made? are they baked? or are they fried?

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Answer 1

Both...Cake donuts are baked...yeast donuts are fried.

Well not all yeast donuts...some are not yeast donuts and they are still fried.  You can make them with biscuits or frozen bread dough.

Canned Biscuit Dough Donuts and Holes

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Peanut oil, for frying

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup sugar

Icings:

2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided

5 tablespoons milk, divided

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup cocoa powder

2 cans large buttermilk biscuits

Colored sprinkles

Chocolate sprinkles

Heat 2 inches peanut oil in a large pot or Dutch oven to 350 degrees F.

In a shallow bowl, stir together the ground cinnamon and sugar and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together 1 cup of confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, set aside. This is the vanilla icing. In another bowl, whisk together 1 cup of confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and 3 tablespoons of milk and set aside. This is the chocolate icing.

Lay out the biscuits on a cutting board and with a 1 1/2-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out a hole from the middle of each biscuit. Fry them in the oil until golden and then flip with tongs to fry the other side. You can even fry the donut holes. Drain on paper towels and then toss in the cinnamon-sugar or ice and decorate with sprinkles, as desired.

BAKED DONUTS

1/3 c. butter

1/2 c. sugar

1 egg, beaten

1 1/2 c. flour

2 1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 c. milk

Cream butter and sugar; add beaten egg and mix well. Mix in dry ingredients and milk. Fill greased muffin tins 1/2 full. Bake 350 degrees, 20-30 minutes.

Dip donuts in:

1/2 cup melted butter

Then roll in mixture of:

1 cup sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

Glazed Yeast Doughnuts

"Yeast doughnuts covered with glazed icing... even better than the store bought ones! Easy and fun to make."

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

    * 3/4 cup scalded milk

    * 1/3 cup granulated sugar

    * 1/4 teaspoon salt

    * 1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast

    * 1/4 cup warm water

    * 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour

    * 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (optional)

    * 1/3 cup butter or margarine

    * 2 eggs, beaten

    * oil for deep frying

    *  

    * 2 cups confectioners' sugar

    * 6 tablespoons milk

DIRECTIONS

   1. In a medium bowl, stir together the scalded milk, sugar, and salt. Set aside to cool until tepid. If using nutmeg, stir it into the flour, and add 2 cups of the mixture to the milk, and beat until well blended.

   2. In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water. Stir into the milk and flour mixture, then mix in the butter and eggs. Mix in the remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time. When dough is firm enough, turn it out onto a floured surface, and knead for 3 to 4 minutes. Place into an oiled bowl, cover and allow dough to rise until doubled in bulk. This should take 30 to 45 minutes.

   3. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/2 inch in thickness. Cut into circles using a donut cutter, or round cutter. Set aside to rise for 30 to 40 minutes, or until light.

   4. Heat one inch of oil in a deep heavy frying pan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Fry donuts a few at a time. Cook on each side until golden brown, then remove to drain on paper towels. Glaze while warm, or just sprinkle with sugar.

   5. To make the glaze, stir together the confectioners' sugar and 6 tablespoons milk until smooth. Dip warm donuts into glaze, and set aside to cool.

Answer 2

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Basic Doughnuts









8 cups vegetable oil

1 egg

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

2 tablespoons melted shortening

2 cups sifted flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

Dash of cinnamon

Dash of nutmeg

Dash of salt

Coatings: Confectioners' sugar or granulated sugar mixed with cinnamon

In a large, deep heavy pot or an electric fryer heat the oil to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, beat together the egg and sugar. Stir in the milk and the shortening. Sift together all of the dry ingredients. Stir the dry ingredients into the egg mixture and stir to combine. Chill the dough for 30 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, flatten the dough to 1/2 inch thickness with your fingertips or a rolling pin. Cut out the doughnuts using a doughnut cutter or two sizes of round cookie cutters. Transfer doughnuts to wax paper and allow to dry for 10 minutes. Using a spatula dipped in the hot oil, carefully transfer the doughnuts to the hot oil. Cook 2 - 3 doughnuts at a time, flipping them when they brown on a side. Remove to paper towels to drain. Dust with confectioners' sugar or cinnamon sugar mixture. Serve warm.

Doughnut holes: Add dough to hot oil by the spoonful and fry until golden.

Variations: Chocolate doughnuts: Combine the melted shortening with 1 ounce of melted chocolate before adding to batter.

Glazed doughnuts: Combine 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar with 2 teaspoons hot milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Drizzle over cooled doughnuts.

Jelly doughnuts: Stir 1/2 cup jelly of choice until smooth. Transfer jelly to a plastic baggie and snip off one corner to squeeze out jelly. Poke doughnut round with a chopstick And squirt in jelly.

Answer 3

well i take can biscuts put um in the shape i want like pretel or regular donut without the center then fry them and to add sweetness i put them in a bag of sugar then SHAKE or you can just eat them plain

Answer 4

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Answer 5

To make donuts, you start by following a traditional donut recipe, or you could take biscuits and make them into little balls, etc. Then when you get the shape that you would like, whether round or with the trademark hole in the center, you deep fry them at approx 330 degrees in nice, clean oil (your preference as to what type, but good old lard works the best). Once they are a nice very light brown, you can flavor as you wish!