You can make a fluffy, cake glazed donut in the comfort of your home and its not as hard as you might think. There is nothing better than a breakfast pastry that you know isn’t filled with unnatural preservatives and I swear when you share baked goods people can just taste how much love and effort was putting into creating this sweet donut.
If you are a donut lover, you will love making these homemade glazed donuts. Perfectly fried lightly golden, with a cakey center and a think but sweet glazed outer crust to finish. Let’s get into this recipe…
Equipment & Ingredients
To make these homemade glazed donuts you will need these ingredients:
- Wheat Flour
- Active Yeast
- Milk
- Vegetable Shortening
- Eggs
- White Sugar
- Salt
- Vegetable Oil
- Powdered Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
As for the equipment, the list is much shorter! You will just need:
- Cooling Rack
- Parchment Paper
- 9×11 Baking Sheets
- Frying Pan
- Mixing Bowls
Let me know how these homemade glazed donuts came out for you in the comments. While I used wheat flour in this recipe, this could easily be replace with cake flour or regular all purpose flour, but know the textures may come out a bit denser when frying if so. Be sure to share these donuts with your loved ones and/or share this recipe so others can enjoy the wonders of baking from scratch.
