How to Make Donut Holes with Yeast

Everyone loves donut holes. Especially homemade ones! And there is, after all, nothing better than some old-fashioned yeast donut holes, enjoyed while they're still warm!

Ingredients

4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
6 Tbsp water
1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 beaten egg
1/4 cup melted butter
oil for frying

Steps

1
Prepare the dry ingredients. Mix 4 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 tsp salt in a bowl.
2
Activate the yeast. Pour 6 Tbsp water into a different bowl and 1 1/4 tsp dry active yeast. Let it stand for about 5 minutes, or until the yeast starts bubbling.
3
Make a "well" in the dry ingredients. Pour into that "well" 3/4 cup buttermilk, 1 beaten egg, 1/4 cup melted butter, and the yeast mixture.
4
Mix the mixture until dough forms.
5
Knead the dough for about 10 minutes. To do this, fold the dough away from you, turn it 90°, and repeat.
6
Let the dough rise. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a towel. Put it in a warm place and let the dough rise until it has doubled in size, about 2 hours.
7
Knead a little more. After the dough has risen, knead it just a few more times, then separate into two pieces. Put one piece back into the bowl and cover it.
8
Shape the cookies. Take the other piece of dough and divide it into four parts, then each one into two parts. Make a ball from each piece. Arrange them on a parchment-paper lined cookie sheet.
9
Repeat the last step with the other piece.
10
Put the cookies sheets into the oven at 350°F for 1 minute, to set their shape.
11
Fry. In a deep pan or regular pot, heat some oil to 350°F. Drop the set dough into the hot oil. Flip to the other side when golden-brown.
12
Done! You can dip in sugar or glaze if desired!

Community Q&A

Question

How many donut holes does this recipe make?

Qamar

Top Answerer

This recipe makes about a dozen of large donut holes or two dozen small ones.