Home Recipes The best basic recipes Old-Fashioned Potato Donuts Old-Fashioned Potato Donuts Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments By: Pamela Rousseau, RD, Registered Dietitian Preparation 30 min Cooking 30 min Refrigeration 1 h Freezing 0 min 24 Potato Donuts Piece of cake (easy) Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments Dietary restrictions Categories Desserts Thematics Basics Comfort food Desserts Dinner party Gifts To freeze Old-Fashioned Potato Donuts Here is the best old-fashioned potato donuts recipe! Old-fashioned potato donuts are a real treat for fans of comfort food. With their sweet flavor and a delightful crispy exterior and tender interior, these potato donuts have many people dreaming of them! How to make homemade donuts without a donut cutter? Don’t have a donut cutter to make homemade donuts? No problem! You can simply use the edge of a glass to cut your donuts! Additionally, you’ll need to cut out the donut holes using a knife or a small circular object. Indeed, you absolutely must make a hole in the center of your homemade donuts. Otherwise, the cooking of your donuts won’t be even, and you might end up with raw dough in the middle. By the way, you can also make donut holes to create what we call Timbits in Canada! SIMPLY DELICIOUS: Do you love delicious desserts to serve to guests? Then you’ll love the following recipes! Strawberry Mousse Strawberry Turnovers Chocolate Zucchini Cake Melon Pavlova Healthy Blueberry Muffins Bonà savoir Stock Up on Delicious Donuts Want to make a batch of donuts to give as gifts? It’s totally possible! Plus, homemade potato donuts make great holiday gifts. In fact, you could even keep some in the freezer. Yes, even if they’ve been frozen, these traditional donuts will still be delicious! It’s truly one of the best basic recipes. So don’t hesitate to double or triple this delightful donut recipe! Ingredients Metric system Imperial system Old-Fashioned Potato Donuts All-purpose flour - 3 ½ cups 875 mL To discover! Baking powder - 2 tablespoons 30 mL To discover! Salt - ¼ teaspoon 1.25 mL To discover! Granulated sugar - 1 cup 250 mL To discover! Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons 10 mL To discover! Eggs - 2 units 2 units To discover! Salted butter, melted - 3 tablespoons 45 mL To discover! Warmed potato puree - 1 cup (prepared with approximately ½ lb of potatoes) 250 mL (prepared with approximately ½ lb of potatoes) To discover! Milk - 1 cup 250 mL To discover! Vegetable oil (for frying) - As needed As needed To discover! Maple Donuts Maple syrup - 1 cup 250 mL To discover! Cinnamon Sugar Donuts Granulated sugar - ½ cup 125 mL To discover! Cinnamon - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Powdered Sugar Donuts Powdered sugar - ½ cup 125 mL To discover! Preparation Switch to cook mode Old-Fashioned Potato Donuts Step 1 In a first bowl, sift and mix the cups of white flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Step 2 In a second bowl, whisk the cup of white sugar with vanilla extract, eggs, and melted butter. Then, incorporate the potato puree and mix well. Step 3 Using a wooden spoon, gradually fold the dry ingredient mixture into the potato puree mixture, alternating with milk. Mix until you have a sticky, homogeneous dough. Step 4 Divide the dough into two equal portions and shape them into two dough discs. Cover the discs with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Step 5 On a generously floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of about ½ inch (approximately 1.2 cm). The dough will be quite sticky, so be sure to generously dust it with flour. Then, using a donut cutter, cut the dough to form the donuts. Step 6 Preheat the deep fryer to 375°F (190°C). Step 7 Carefully place a few donuts at a time into the hot oil in the deep fryer and cook for approximately 1 minute 30 seconds on each side, or until they are golden brown. Be cautious of hot vegetable oil splatters. Step 8 Blot the hot donuts with paper towels and immediately dip them in maple syrup or coat them with powdered sugar or a cinnamon sugar mixture. Place the warm donuts on a cooling rack and let them cool to room temperature. Like it? Share it!
