This Old Fashion Doughnut recipe has been passed down from my Great Great Grandma Maggie. I mean who doesn’t love doughnuts?! They are melt in mouth, soft and chewy little pillows of heaven. For a recipe to be handed down five generations, that means it’s a keeper! I always knew having a sweet tooth ran in the family.
My mom has been doing some research into the family history, mainly on my grandpa’s side. She has found an old fabric covered book that was bought over from Scotland by Maggie and her family. The pictures are so old, some of them are made from tin. The best part is finding this gem of a recipe.
This recipe is a labor of love. Not that the doughnuts are hard to make. In fact they are very easy. It just takes awhile for the dough to rise. So, in the mean time you can sit back relax put your feet up and enjoy the aroma coming from the kitchen. Or in my case, picking up my daughter’s mess. She really enjoys helping me cook but is quite messy.
- 2 packets of yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm warm water
- 1 cup lukewarm milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs well beaten
- 1/8 tsp grated nutmeg
- 7 cups of sifted flour
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Cinnamon sugar mixture (1/2 cup sugar and 1 tbsp cinnnamon)
- Pour lukewarm water over yeast, stir and let stand for 10 mins.
- Heat milk in the microwave for 30 to 45 secs and let sit.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer cream together the butter, salt and sugar. Add beaten eggs and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl, pour the milk into the soften yeast and blend liquid mixture with 2 cups of flour.
- Then add the milk and flour mixture into the stand mixer with egg mixture. Beat until everything is well combined. Add enough flour until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Pour the dough onto a floured surface and knead for just a couple of minutes. Let dough rise until double (about 2 hours)
- Roll the dough out on a floured surface until about 1/3 inch thick. Use a donut cutter to cut donuts (I used a biscuit cutter and the cap from a milk jug to make the holes) Let rise for the second time until doubled.
- Add to a pot of 375 degree oil, just a few donuts at a time so as not to crowd the pan, and fry until golden, about 2 minutes each side.
- Drain on a paper towel lined plate before sprinkling the cinnamon and sugar mixture.
- Serve immediately.
These doughnuts are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and they kind of taste like a funnel cake from the state fair. They are best served warm with a big ol’ glass of milk. YUM!
*This recipe makes about 4 dozen doughnuts. You can freeze half of the dough up to one month if you don’t want to make the whole batch.
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Yum! Love a good ol’ fashioned doughnut! These look incredible!
Thanks Kristy! They tasted amazing too. I had to give some to the neighbor’s so I wouldn’t eat them all…haha.
Those look delicious! I love a good old-fashioned doughnut.
Thanks Hallie! It was my first time making doughnut. They’re so amazing! Glad you stopped by!!
Oh, these look divine! I certainly love the state fair funnel cakes, so I’m sure I would love these as well. 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe, Katie!
Thanks for stopping by, Lisa! Let me know if you make the doughnut recipe. They really are divine!
These look really yummy!
KC
Thanks KC! They are totally worth making. Hope you have a great weekend!
These look FANTASTIC!!
Aw, thanks Maria!
Visiting from the SITS linkup! These doughnuts are calling my name! I want to reach through the screen and grab one . . . or a dozen!
Haha…I know, right?! Thanks for stopping by, Laura. Hope you have a fabulous weekend!
I’ve never made donuts before, but I LOVE them so much. Your look delicious. I may have to surprise my family this weekend with some homemade donuts.
Stopping by from the SITS girls linky.
This was my first time making doughnut, Krista! It wasn’t hard, just look a little time. Let me know if you make them this weekend. Thanks for stopping by!
These sound so incredibly good! Thanks so much for sharing your grandmother’s recipe! 🙂
You’re welcome, Dee! Let me know if you make the doughnut recipe. Have a great weekend!
These look wonderful! How nice to find an old recipe like this that can continue to be passed on:)
Thanks Shannon! I’m so glad you stopped by. Have a wonderful weekend!
Homemade doughnuts are so special! My grandmother used to make them for my dad and his siblings the first time it snowed each year, and my dad kept up that tradition with me. Your post brought back a lot of fond memories for me!
What great memories of family. Thanks for sharing them with me. SO glad you stopped by!
Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe for these yummy doughnuts!! Stopping by from the Krafty Inspiration Linky Party to say Hi!! 🙂
You are so welcome, Elina! Thank you for stopping by. Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Oh man those pictures spoke to me! Definitely going to have to try these out. Love old fashioned donuts
Aw…thanks, Alex! You just made my day. Hope you enjoy the doughnuts 🙂
These look so yummy Katie!
If you haven’t stopped by yet, I’d love to have you link up with me for Tasty Tuesdays; I see you being quite popular in our group! Hope to see you there!
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-Karly
These look fantastic! What type of oil do you use to fry them in? And do you have a fryer or do you think it could be done in a large pan? Yum!
Hey Cara! I used a whole container of vegetable oil in a large pot. Nothing special. Let me know when you make the doughnuts. Thanks for stopping by!
WOW Katie these look delicious! Donuts are our favorite Saturday morning treat. My husband or I usually run out and grab some one or two Saturdays a month. Now I want to try to make some at home! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, Chelsea! I hope you are able to make the doughnuts some Saturday. Let me know if you do. Have a fabulous day!!
It’s breakfast time, and I SO wish I had a couple of these to go with my coffee! I’m so impressed with how fluffy and beautiful they are. I also love the little heart in the sugar in the first picture. You did a beautiful job!
I didn’t even realize the sugar looks like a heart…thanks for pointing that out, Andi! Also, thank you SO much for stopping by! Hope you can make the doughnuts sometime soon. They really are tasty.
These look amazing! I have been craving donuts. Thanks for the recipe.
Let me know if you make the doughnuts! They are worth making 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Pinned! These look wonderful! I’ve never made homemade donuts but this recipe seems do able and definitely delicious! Thanks for sharing! Found you through Eat.Create.Party! Looking forward to following along here! ~ Angela from LeMoine Family Kitchen
Thanks for pinning my recipe, Angela! I LOVE new followers!! I hope we are able to connect. Have a great day!
I love that you let your daughter help, even if she does make a mess. 🙂 I do the same with my little girl too! Thanks for the recipe!
I feel like all my daughter does is makes messes…lol! I do enjoy cooking with her and I’m so glad you experience the same with your little girl. Let me know if you make the doughnut recipe, Lindsey. Have a great day!
Thank you for linking up at Tasty Tuesdays! I pinned your post to my Tasty Tuesdays board. I can’t wait to see what you link up this week! http://wp.me/p466oG-18B
Have a terrific week!
Cathy
Thanks so much for stopping by and pinning my recipe, Cathy! Have a great week!
Katie – those look so delicious! We’d love it if you would share your post on Simply BeBetsy! Dessert Sweeties – http://bebetsy.com/simply-desserts/
The best to you,
Sharon and Denise
Thank you SO much! I’ll be stopping by later today 🙂
We love doughnuts and these look Fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing these at Tasty tuesday. Pinned your recipe and will be drop by to share some some fantastic recipes with us today. ~ Tanusree
Thanks for stopping by and pinning my recipe! These doughnut are to die for. Hope you have a great week!