Old Fashioned Buttermilk Donuts Recipe posted by Something Swanky Pin Share Tweet Email Jump to Recipe SomethingSwanky is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. How to make old fashioned buttermilk donuts at home! Donuts are my eternal weakness. There is absolutely nothing in this world that I love better than a donut. No, not even my beloved chocolate chip cookies. Donuts always win with me. My family and I make this recipe for old fashioned pioneer donuts twice a year on General Conference weekend, and it’s a tradition we all look forward to. They are super soft and fluffy on the inside, golden crisp on the outside (we’re frying today, people!), and coated in sugar. Sometimes with cinnamon, sometimes without. Just like biscuit-making, the key to making these donuts is NOT OVERMIXING! See how lumpy and clumpy that is? It’s exactly how you want your dough to look. Don’t aim for smooth, elastic, yeast-y perfection here. This dough doesn’t work that way. And if you try to knead it into submission, you’ll end up with donuts that work better as hockey pucks than as actual food. But there’s no need to stress! These are EASY, I promise. Lumpy dough = less work for you. Same rules apply here. We don’t need to roll the dough out into a long, thin strip of dough. Since there’s no yeast in these donuts, it’s all about keeping the dough THICK even before they go into the frying oil. The best way to do this is to simply press out the dough to about 1/4-inch thick with your hands. Again, easy. Simple. No problem! I feel like there is always so much trepidation when it comes to frying food at home. It’s really no big deal! You don’t need a deep fryer or any other fancy equipment. And it doesn’t have to be messy. All you need are a few simple tools you probably already have on hand. a deep soup pot (although I’ve even fried food in a small saucepan using just a cup of oil! It doesn’t have to be big, just work with what you’ve got) tongs a cooling rack paper towels The key to deep frying at home over the stove is to WATCH THE HEAT. You should never take the temp above medium. Let it heat up at medium, stay at medium, and never leave medium!!! Got it? Good! You’ll be fine. Frying donuts is fun ????, I promise. Once the donuts are fried and beautiful, dunk ’em in some sugar. Cinnamon sugar is really good too. This is one of our favorite family recipes, and now I hope it will be one of yours too. Enjoy!! Continue to Content Old Fashioned Buttermilk Donuts Yield: 12 donuts How to make old fashioned buttermilk donuts at home! Print Ingredients 2 cups buttermilk (no substitutions) 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup sugar 5 cups flour 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp nutmeg 1/4 cup melted butter oil for frying 1/2 cup sugar or cinnamon sugar for coating Instructions Combine the buttermilk, eggs, and sugar. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Make a well in the dry ingredients. Pour the buttermilk mixture and the melted butter into the well and gently stir until a lumpy dough forms. Gently press the dough out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with a donut cutter. Heat oil (you need 2-3 inches) on medium heat. You can test the oil by dripping water into it. If the oil bubbles when the water hits it, you're ready. If the oil splatters, it's too hot. And if the oil does nothing, wait a little longer for the oil to continue to heat up (do NOT turn up the heat). Fry each donut for about a minute on each side until golden brown. Remove with tongs and place on a cooling rack lined with paper towels. After donuts have cooled for about 1-2 minutes, dip them in the sugar to coat.
YES PLEASE! I can’t wait to make these. Please stop by http://www.laughloveandcraft.com and link up to my Share the Wealth Wednesday Link Party! I’m your newest follower!
Sigh. These look SO DARN GOOD! I have buttermilk too. 🙂 I’ve really been wanting to make donuts. This week I think I’ll have to give in.
Sorry, should have read my post before I hit enter! OMG! Those look soooo good! I am going to try them! I’ll pop back and tell you if I managed to make them delicious lol! I am NOT the world’s best cook or baker! Of course, if I cover anything in cinnamon and sugar, I will love it =) ChristinaSpilled Milkshake
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Those look really yummy! I think I’ve gained 20lbs just in drooling over th posts! haha My mom used to make some of the best home made donuts. Of course she is a die hard chocaholic haha so we had chocolate! =) I’m definitely going to have to come back and back and back =) Have a great night and I hope your recipe book goes well! =) Arizona Girls blogArizona Girls
What a GREAT recipe! I would love it if you came over to Cast Party Wednesday tomorrow and shared this and other recipes with us! 🙂Thanks,I hope to see you there!
How yummy. I have always wanted to try making donuts with my little ones at home, and I think this would be a great recipe to start with. Unfortunately my sister (cakesbyjyl.blogspot) stole all of the baking talent in our family. :0) I am excited to have stumbled upon your blog. Take care,Shaunamyshaenoel.blogspot.com
Love doughnuts and this sounds like a great historical recipe, and easy too. I’m liking the sound of all three versions. Thank you for participating in Vintage Recipe Thursday.
Hmm.. These look SO delicious!!I will feature them at tomorrow’s {nifty thrifty sunday}!!Can’t wait to see what you’ll share this week! 😉xoxo,Vanessa
Visiting from Tatertots and Jello! YUM YUM YUM! I’m quite the sucker for donuts so we will be trying this out our house soon!
THANK YOU so much for sharing your recipes with me at Cast Party Wednesday. I’d like to invite you back this week.Thanks,I hope to see you again!
These look yummy and I will definitely be trying these (not just because they have Brigham Young’s name it it;)
