Chocolate Old-Fashioned Doughnuts

Name: Chocolate Old-Fashioned Doughnuts
Yield: Makes about 10–12, 3 ″ doughnuts
Ingredients: Canola oil, for frying; 1 tablespoons vanilla extract; 1½ teaspoons instant espresso powder; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ cup whole milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup cocoa powder; 2½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; ¾ cup sugar; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled; ½ cup buttermilk; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 2 large eggs

Preparation info

Makes about
10–12
, 3 ″ doughnuts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Doughnut Cookbook

By Williams Sonoma

Published 2016

About

Traditionally ring shaped with jagged edges, old-fashioned doughnuts are cake doughnuts with a crispy, craggy exterior. This recipe skips over the plain old-fashioned for a rich chocolate version with a hint of mocha.

Ingredients

2½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 cup cocoa powder
1

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. In a measuring cup, stir together the espresso powder and 1 tablespoon water, then stir in the butter and vanilla. Set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together