Vanilla Old-Fashioned Doughnuts

Name: Vanilla Old-Fashioned Doughnuts
Yield: Makes about 10–12, 3 ″ doughnuts
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; Canola oil, for frying; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled; ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 large eggs; ½ cup buttermilk; ½ cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Makes about
10–12
, 3 ″ doughnuts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Doughnut Cookbook

By Williams Sonoma

Published 2016

About

Rich and a bit crumbly, cake doughnuts have a sturdier structure than yeast doughnuts, making them better candidates for coating with a glaze and topping with a garnish, such as toasted nuts or coconut.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon salt
1

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

In a bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and nutmeg. In a measuring cup, stir together the butter and vanilla. Set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the eggs, buttermilk, and sugars on medium until well combined. Add the flour mixture and beat until just combined, then beat in the butter mixture until just