My delicious homemade No Yeast Soft Donut Recipe is so quick and easy to make. Just mix, shape,fry and glaze. Oh and don’t forget to eat them too 🙂
This is truly my all time favorite, easiest donut recipe EVER !!!
I love working with yeast recipes, but there are times when you really want a quick tea time or a ‘quick my mother-in-law is on her way to visit emergency snack’. Then this recipe is perfect for moments like these. There is no kneading or waiting for the dough to rise.
I do have a really great yeast donut recipe as well if you would like to try that out. Just click here to get the recipe. However if you want a quick and easy recipe then that is okay too, because I have you covered with this No Yeast Soft Donut Recipe.
Since this is a yeast free recipe, the texture of these donuts will be different compared to the yeast donuts. Instead of the airy bread like texture you get with yeast donuts, these are of a more fluffy soft cake like texture. When fried it is soft on the inside with a crispy crust on the outside. So irresistibly delicious.
If you prefer a softer outer crust then glaze the donuts while still hot. As it soaks in it will create a softer crust.
Making the No yeast soft donuts
These donuts are really easy to make with basic ingredients and no kneading required.
Start by melting the butter in a pot. Once melted, remove the pot from the heat and add in the oil and milk. Mix until combined and set aside.
In another bowl, sift the flour and baking powder and Stir in the sugar and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the melted butter mixture.
Using a spoon, mix until combined and with your hands,just gather the mixture to form a soft dough. Do not knead the dough.
Press out the dough to about ½ inch / 12mm thickness and cut out using a donut or cookie cutter.
In a deep-frying pan or pot, heat up oil to deep fry the donuts. To check whether the oil is hot enough, fry a little bit of dough in the oil. You will know when the oil is ready if the dough turns a golden brown and floats to the top. carefully drop the donuts into the oil. Allow the donuts to fry for about 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.
Transfer the cooked donuts onto a plate lined with paper towels.
Glaze the donuts while still warm
To make the glaze, mix 1 ½ cups / 170g powdered / icing sugar with 2-3 tablespoons of hot water. Whisk well until silky and smooth and dip one side of the donuts into the glaze. Place the glazed donuts onto a wire rack. Allow excess glaze to drip off the donuts.
These donuts are best eaten immediately or preferably on the same day that it has been prepared.
So give these a try the next time you want a quick and easy comfort dessert…really easy and so delicious.
Enjoy ♥
- 1/4 cup / 50g butter
- ½ cup / 120 ml milk
- 2 tablespoons / 30ml oil plus extra for deep frying
- 2 cups / 250 grams all purpose / cake / plain flour
- ½ cup / 100 grams sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups / 170g powdered / icing sugar
- 2-3 Tablespoons hot water
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Start by melting the butter in a pot. Once melted, remove the pot from the heat and add in the oil and milk. Mix until combined and set aside.
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In another bowl, sift the flour and baking powder and Stir in the sugar and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the melted butter mixture.
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Using a spoon, mix until combined and with your hands,just gather the mixture to form a soft dough. Do not knead the dough.
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Press out the dough to about ½ inch / 12mm thickness and cut out using a donut or cookie cutter.
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In a deep frying pan or pot, heat up oil to deep fry the donuts. To know when it's hot enough, fry a little bit of dough in the oil. You will know when the oil is ready if the dough turns a golden brown and floats to the top. carefully drop the donuts into the oil. Allow the donuts to fry for about 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.
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Transfer the cooked donuts onto a plate lined with paper towels.
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Glaze the donuts while still warm.
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Mix powdered / icing sugar with 2-3 tablespoons of hot water. Whisk well until silky and smooth and dip one side of the donuts into the glaze. Place the glazed donuts onto a wire rack .Allow excess glaze to drip off the donuts.
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These donuts are best eaten immediately or preferably on the same day that it has been prepared.
Wow. It’s been ages since I made donuts and this is just the easiest and best recipe for them I’ve seen in a while. Not to mention totally delicious looking! Yum! 😀
These look so yummy and just a few ingredients!! I wonder if I could make them in my air fryer?!
I personally use baking soda and vinegar to make soft baked goods but nonetheless these still look really good! Wish I could try them but I have gluten sensitivities.
Nice will definitely try
Will try sounds interesting yummy n eady
Hi, your recipe looks great & I really want to try it! One question though: can I bake the donuts instead of frying them? Also how long do they stay soft?
Hi, CheshireCat, thank you.
I have always fried these donuts and never baked them, so I am not sure of how they will turn out when baked. If you are looking for a baked recipe, I have this great recipe for baked donuts which you can give a try.
Like most donut recipes, they stay soft and are best eaten on the same day as it is fried.
I hope that this helps answer your questions
I made them today. Added a tablespoon of sour cream into the milk mix…my hubby enjoyed the crunchiness on the outside and soft as cake on the inside…first time i made doughnuts without eggs…quickie recipe that might just satisfy your craving!
Thanks for sharing your recipe…i just finish mine, and they come up really nice…crunchy and of course soft.. My kids loved it..
Hi Reena, You are welcome and thank you for your kind words 🙂 I am really glad that you and your kids loved these doughnuts 🙂
What temperature do you bring the oil to?
Hi Karen, it should be between 360°F and 370°F ( 180°C and 190°C)
How many donuts will this recipe yield?
Hi Jennifer, the recipe yields about 15 to 20 donuts, but it also depends on the size of the cutter which you are using 🙂
My friend and I tried this recipe this morning, we burnt the crusts of the first four doughnuts (the oil was too hot!). HAHA. But the inside was still edible and soft, delicious! Good thing, the next ones were great. We made 13 doughnuts in all using a round cookie cutter. Thanks for this recipe!
Hi Jennifer, You are welcome LOL 🙂 I am glad that you gave this recipe a try and that you loved it too. Thank you for letting me know how it turned out 🙂
Sounds very delicious 🍩🍩🍩
Can I bake these donuts?
Hi Zerubbabel, I have only fried these donuts and have not baked them, so I am not sure how they would turn out. There are however a few donut recipes on my blog like this Chocolate Cake Doughnuts if you would like to give it a try. These are also yeast free and taste amazing.
I love doghnuts but here in Fiji evrything stuff are expensive…I hope this will answer my hope of making doghnuts.Cheap and easy …and be yummy.
Hi! Could I add coco powder to these to make chocolate donuts?
Hi Emily 🙂 yes you can add cocoa powder to the flour. Ensure that you sift the cocoa powder with the flour to avoid any lumps in the mixture.