Serious Eats - Easy Homemade Doughnuts

Name: Serious Eats - Easy Homemade Doughnuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 - 10
Ingredients: INGREDIENTS - DOUGHNUTS; 1 pkg buttermilk biscuits (pillsbury); 8 c vegetable oil for frying; INGREDIENTS - VANILLA GLAZE; 2 c confectioners sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 8 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted; 1/4 c milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; INGREDIENTS - ORANGE-CARDAMOM GLAZE; 2 c confectioners sugar; 1 tsp ground cardamom; 1/4 tsp salf; 1 1/2 tsp finely grated zest plus 6 tablespoons juice from 2 oranges; INGREDIENTS - BROWN BUTTER GLAZE; 8 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces; 2 c confectioners sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 c milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; INGREDIENTS - CHOCOLATE GLAZE; 1 c confectioners sugar; 1 c unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 3/4 c milk; INGREDIENTS - PINK GLAZE; 2 c confectioners sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 8 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted; 1 1/4 c strawberry-flavored milk

By Karen Vandevander
@KarenV

This recipe (and pictures) is from the Serious Eats website...

seriouseats.com/...emade-recipe.html

I've been making these for years and they are very easy and quite delicious. You do want to serve them warm though. I don't find them to be as good once they've gone cold; however, you can "revive" them in the microwave on high power for about 10 seconds. If it's still not warm enough for you, put it back in the microwave for another 10 seconds. Back to being tasty. :o)

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

8 - 10

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

20 Min

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS - DOUGHNUTS
1 pkg

buttermilk biscuits (pillsbury)
8 c

vegetable oil for frying
INGREDIENTS - VANILLA GLAZE
2 c

confectioners sugar
1/4 tsp

salt
8 Tbsp

unsalted butter, melted
1/4 c

milk
1 tsp

vanilla extract
INGREDIENTS - ORANGE-CARDAMOM GLAZE
2 c

confectioners sugar
1 tsp

ground cardamom
1/4 tsp

salf
1 1/2 tsp

finely grated zest plus 6 tablespoons juice from 2 oranges
INGREDIENTS - BROWN BUTTER GLAZE
8 Tbsp

unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
2 c

confectioners sugar
1/4 tsp

salt
1/4 c

milk
1 tsp

vanilla extract
INGREDIENTS - CHOCOLATE GLAZE
1 c

confectioners sugar
1 c

unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp

salt
1 3/4 c

milk
INGREDIENTS - PINK GLAZE
2 c

confectioners sugar
1/4 tsp

salt
8 Tbsp

unsalted butter, melted
1 1/4 c

strawberry-flavored milk
NOTES
1 can(s)

buttermilk biscuits yields ten small (about 2 1/2-inch inches in diameter) doughnuts and ten tiny doughnut holes. you'll need a 1/2-inch round cutter to punch out the holes.
1 can(s)

grands homestyle buttermilk biscuits yields eight large (about 3 1/2 inches in diameter) doughnuts and eight doughnut holes. you'll need a one-inch round cutter to punch out the holes.
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glaze recipes make enough for one batch of large doughnuts. if making small ones, cut recipe in half.
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chopsticks are best for turning doughnuts, but you can use ends of two wooden spoons if you don't have any. if you don't have round cutters, use a bottle cap or the back of a pastry tip that fits the measurements provided.
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How to Make Serious Eats - Easy Homemade Doughnuts

Step-by-Step

Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large skillet with high sides over medium-high heat until temperature registers 350 F. (Oil should be 1- to 1 1/2 inches deep).
Pop open biscuit container. If any of the biscuits look irregular, gently pat them down to even rounds and even thickness. Cut out doughnut holes.
Add half of the doughnuts and half of the doughnut holes and fry until the bottoms turn golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes for small doughnuts and 2 to 2 1/2 minutes for large doughnuts.
Using chopsticks, turn the doughnuts and holes and fry for until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes longer.
Transfer doughnuts to a paper towel-lined plate and allow to cool slightly, 1 to 2 minutes before dipping in glaze.
For plain glaze:

Place confectioners sugar and salt in medium bowl. Add melted butter, milk, and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth. Dip doughnuts and serve immediately.
For orange-cardamom glaze:

Place confectioners sugar, cardamom, salt, and orange zest in medium bowl. Add orange juice and whisk until smooth. Dip doughnuts and serve immediately.
For brown-butter glaze:

Melt butter over medium-high heat in a small stainless steel saucepan. Cook butter until browned, 5 to 8 minutes, swirling the pan occasionally. Butter will begin to foam; the subsiding foam is an indicator that the butter is almost done.

Once the solids are caramel brown remove pan from heat and immediately pour butter into a medium bowl, scraping in all the solids.

Add the confectioners sugar, salt, milk, and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth.

Dip doughnuts and serve immediately.
For chocolate glaze:

Place confectioners sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in medium bowl. Add milk and whisk until smooth. Dip doughnuts and serve immediately.
For pink glaze:

Place confectioners sugar and salt in medium bowl. Add melted butter and milk and whisk until smooth. Dip doughnuts and serve immediately.