Pumpkin Donuts
Pumpkin donuts are a fall favorite! Full of classic pumpkin spice flavors, these homemade donuts require no rising time. Roll them in cinnamon sugar for a sparkling finish.
Servings: 18
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour plus more for kneading and cutting
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup milk
- Vegetable Oil for frying
For the Topping
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together 3 cups flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Stir in the cinnamon and nutmeg and set aside.3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter, then mix in the eggs and pumpkin.1 cup granulated sugar, 4 tablespoons butter, 2 eggs, 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- Alternate adding the flour mixture and milk to the sugar mixture, starting and ending with the flour. The dough will be more like a very stiff batter when finished — add remaining flour, a little at a time, to achieve this consistency.1/2 cup milk
- Pour vegetable oil into deep fryer or dutch oven and heat oil to 365°F.Vegetable Oil
- Scoop dough onto a very well floured surface and knead to make stiff enough for rolling and cutting, adding more flour as required to prevent sticking.
- Roll dough to about ½-inch thick and cut out donuts and holes. Gather the scraps together, reroll, and cut out more donuts, until all the dough is used.
- Place clean paper grocery bags on a cookie sheet, for draining donuts. (The bags will soak up excess oil.)
- Gentle lower donuts into oil. Fry donuts and holes in batches for about 2 minutes per side, turning carefully with a wooden chopstick or fork. Remove to prepared cookie sheets to cool. Repeat until all donuts are cooked.
- Mix together the 1 cup sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl. When doughnuts have cooled for about 10 minutes, roll them in the cinnamon sugar and serve.1 cup granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
