Drop doughnuts are super quick, fluffy and absolutely delicious. This drop doughnuts recipe will guide you step by step to make homemade donuts that are light and comforting with simple pantry ingredients.
If you love quick sweet treats, you are going to love this recipe. They are perfect for breakfast, snacks or dessert.
No yeast, no rolling, no cutters, just mix, drop, fry and the outcome is golden crispy on the outside, soft on the inside doughnuts perfectly ready in minutes.
Without wasting much of your time, let’s get started with the list of ingredients needed.
Ingredients for drop doughnuts
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tbsp salt
- 1 cup & 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- Oil for frying
How to make drop doughnuts – step by step
- Crack 4 eggs into a large bowl.
- Whisk well to combine.
- Add melted butter and mix.
- Pour evaporated milk into the mixture.
- Mix thoroughly with a whisk till all the wet ingredients are well combined.
- Set aside.
- Pour 4 cups flour into another bowl.
- Add baking powder, salt and sugar.
- Mix well to combine.
- Transfer the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients.
- Fold in the ingredients till it forms a thick dough.
- After mixing for 5-7 minutes, add water.
- Continue mixing till the dough is stretchy and smooth.
- Cover and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
- Heat up vegetable oil.
- Thoroughly wash your hands while waiting for oil to be hot enough.
- Drop small balls of dough into the hot oil.
- Fry till it is golden brown.
- Scoop crispy doughnuts out of the hot oil and into a basket to drain excess oil.
- Repeat the process till all the dough is fried.
Quick homemade crispy donuts are ready to be eaten warm or cold.
Coat doughnuts in sugar, glaze them or drizzle chocolate or your favourite topping.
Tips for Extra Fluffy Doughnuts
- Use a big bowl for the wet ingredients
- Mix wet ingredients well till a uniform colour is achieved.
- Mix for up 15 minutes for extra fluffy donuts.
- Don’t over crowd the pan to give the doughnuts enough room to expand.
- Make sure the oil is not too hot to avoid burning.
- Check the temperature of the oil by dropping one small dough first; If it floats up fast, that means the oil is hot enough . But if it sits at the bottom for too long, that means the oil is not hot enough.
- When the dough has been dropped in the hot oil, reduce the cooking temperature and fry on medium heat to cook the inside properly.
- For best result, fry in small batches.
Put leftover doughnuts in containers or bags and store in the fridge for 7-10 days.
Take them out of the storage bags, reheat in an oven or microwave till it is hot before eating.
Did you try these drop doughnuts? Comment below with your favourite topping or share this recipe with your friend who loves sweet treats
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