Sour Cream Donuts
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Sour Cream Donuts
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These sour cream donuts are simple to make and are fried for a tender, cakey donut. Dip them in an optional vanilla glaze and serve warm!VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RECIPE
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Ingredients
- Vegetable or canola oil, for frying
- 3 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 2 large egg yolks
- ½ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ ⅔ cup sour cream
- 2 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg optional
Glaze**
- 1 ½ 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ ¼ cup salted butter melted
- ½ ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½-2 1 ½-2 Tablespoons hot water
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Instructions
- Combine butter and sugars in a large bowl and use an electric mixer to beat until creamed together.
- Add egg yolks and beat until ingredients are well combined.
- Add vanilla extract and sour cream and stir well (be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl if using a stand mixer).
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cornstarch, salt, and nutmeg (if using).
- Add dry ingredients to wet and use a spatula and stir by hand until ingredients are combined (I don't recommend using your electric mixer at this point, you don't want to over-work the ingredients or it can make your donuts tough).
- Cover your bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Once dough has chilled, remove from refrigerator and turn out onto a clean, lightly floured surface. Use a rolling pin to roll to about ½" thickness and use a donut cutter to cut out donuts (save the holes, I always fry the donut holes as well!).
- Re-group any scraps and work them together, re-roll out, and repeat to cut out as many donuts as possible from your dough.
- Transfer cut out donut shapes to a wax paper lined cookie sheet and return to the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes while you heat your oil.
- While dough is chilling, fill a Dutch oven at least 2-3" deep with canola or vegetable oil. Fix a candy thermometer to the edge (make sure it is in the oil but not touching the bottom of the pan) and set your heat to medium-low. Oil will need to reach 350-360F (175-185C) before you can continue. Meanwhile, prepare your glaze.
- To prepare the glaze, combine melted butter, sugar, vanilla, and hot water in a small bowl and whisk or stir until smooth. Set aside.
- Once oil has reached 350-360F (175-185C), remove donuts from the refrigerator and use tongs to carefully transfer donuts or donut holes in the oil, just 3 or 4 at a time. Adding donuts will cause your oil temperature to drop, so make sure you allow it to come back to the correct temperature between batches.
- Allow to cook for about 1-1 ½ minutes and then use tongs to flip. Cook another 1-1 ½ minutes and then use tongs to remove them from the oil and transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Allow to cool 1-5 minutes.
- Dip donuts in prepared glaze and then transfer to a cooling rack to allow the glaze to set.
- Enjoy warm. Donuts will keep for several days in an airtight container at room temperature, but they really taste best warm and freshly fried.
Notes
- *This seems to be the average number of donuts I get while doing the least amount of re-rolling of the scraps. I try to keep the re-grouping/re-rolling to a minimum to not over-work the donut dough, as this can make your donuts tough.
- **Don't feel like making a glaze? You can dip these donuts in granulated sugar or a mixture of ⅓ cup granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Dip the donuts in the sugar right after removing them from the oil.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1donut
Calories
585kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
98g
(33%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
94mg
(31%)
Sodium
250mg
(10%)
Potassium
244mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
41g
(82%)
Vitamin A
559IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
101mg
(10%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 7donuts and 9 donut holes*
Amount Per Serving
Calories 585 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1donut | |
| Calories | 585kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 98g | 33% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 94mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 250mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 244mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 559IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 101mg | 10% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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