How to Make Sugar Donuts
For detailed recipe instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Stir together warm water, sugar, and yeast and let rise for about 5 minutes.
Mix together the rest of the sugar donut ingredients, including the proofed yeast. It’s best if you use a dough hook attachment to do this.
Form the dough into a large ball and butter it to prevent skin from forming. Then put it in a covered bowl and keep it in a warm place until doubled in size

Roll out the sugar donut dough and use a 3-inch cookie cutter to cut out donuts.
Let rise again for about an hour, until doubled or tripled in volume.
Heat your oil and fry the donuts. Once they are cool enough, roll them in sugar

Simple Homemade Sugar Donuts

Simple Sugar Donut – this easy dough is made with flour, milk, yeast, and sugar, then the donuts are fried and dredged in sugar. Very simple, but creates an indulgent little treat!

Let the Baking Begin Course: Dessert Cuisine: American Keyword: doughnuts, sugar donuts Calories: 234 kcal
Prep Time: 2 hours Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 18

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