Soft Homemade Donuts

🍩 Soft Homemade Donuts (Fluffy & Easy)

📌 Description

Golden, soft, and fluffy donuts made at home with simple ingredients. Lightly crispy outside, soft inside—perfect with sugar coating or filling!

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🧾 Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp melted butter
• 1 tsp instant yeast
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Oil for frying
• Sugar (for coating)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Prepare dough
   • In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
   • Add egg, warm milk, and melted butter.
   • Mix until a soft dough forms.
2. Knead
   • Knead for 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
3. Let it rise
   • Cover and let rest for 1 hour until doubled in size.
4. Shape donuts
   • Divide dough into small balls and shape into rounds.
5. Second rise
   • Let rest for 20–30 minutes.
6. Fry
   • Heat oil on medium.
   • Fry donuts until golden brown on both sides.
7. Finish
   • Drain on paper towel and coat with sugar.

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🍫 Optional Fillings

• Chocolate
• Jam
• Cream

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💡 Tips

• Don’t overheat oil (medium heat is best)
• Soft dough = soft donuts
• Fill using a piping bag after frying