Description
These cinnamon sugar twist donuts are soft inside and crisp outside, perfect for a sweet treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup warm milk (110°F)
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 – 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for topping)
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 ½ tablespoons ground cinnamon (for topping)
Instructions
- Stir together the milk and yeast and let sit until foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk together the egg, butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Place 3 cups of the flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a stand mixer and mix to combine.
- Add the foamy yeast mixture to the other wet ingredients and whisk to combine. Add wet mixture to the dry ingredients.
- Stir until ingredients start to combine, then mix on medium-low speed until dough forms and cleans sides of the bowl. Add more flour if needed.
- Knead the dough for 5 minutes until it is soft and slightly sticky but smooth.
- Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and add the dough, flipping to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Knead the dough on a floured surface to remove air bubbles, then let rise again, covered, for another hour.
- Line a sheet tray with parchment paper.
- Cut the dough into 16 pieces, rolling each into a thin rope and twisting to form a donut.
- Let the twists rest for 30 minutes to puff up.
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven to 325°F.
- Stir together sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon for the topping.
- Fry 3-4 donuts at a time for about 5 minutes until golden brown, then toss immediately in cinnamon sugar.
- Place fried donuts on a wire rack and serve immediately.
Notes
Serve warm for the best flavor. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg