This fast and straightforward sourdough donut recipe is an effective way to make use of your leftover sourdough starter. I’ve made so many batches of those scrumptious sourdough donuts since I began making sourdough, as they make a stunning snack which the children love munching on.
Sourdough Donuts made with Sourdough Discard
This yummy donuts are made with the discard of your sourdough. When you’ve got by no means made sourdough earlier than, then try this sourdough starter recipe. It isn’t exhausting to make, although it’ll take a while.
Utilizing your Sourdough Starter
Once you wish to use your sourdough starter in a recipe corresponding to sourdough bread, then feed it about 4 – 8 hours earlier than intending to make use of it, letting it stand at room temperature, and permitting it to double in quantity, with bubbles showing, breaking the floor. This means that the starter is powerful and energetic and prepared to be used. Take away what you want, feed after which retailer till subsequent time. The sourdough that’s eliminated is what’s used on this recipe.
100% Starter Hydration
For this recipe, you’ll need sourdough starter discard that’s at room temperature and 100% hydration.
To attain this, you’ll need to just remember to are feeding your sourdough with equal weights of starter, flour and water. In case you are feeding your sourdough by quantity, the easiest way to realize that is to feed it ½ cup of starter, 1 cup of flour and ½ cup of water. In case you use the identical quantity of starter and flour and solely ¼ cup of water, then your starter will likely be at 50% hydration.
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Sourdough Donuts
To make these donuts, you’ll need:
- 1 cup sourdough starter discard – 100% hydration sourdough starter discard, room temperature
- 4 TBSP oil
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 eggs
- 4 cups plain flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- ⅔ cup milk
- oil for frying
Line a plate with paper towel and put aside. Have your frypan and oil for frying out able to go.
In a small bowl, whisk the sourdough starter, milk, eggs, and oil.
In a big bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, bi-carb soda, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
Slowly pour the moist components into the dry components, gently mixing as you go.
After they come collectively right into a dough, sprinkle some flour onto a board and place your dough on the board.
Knead the dough gently till it comes collectively to type a ball.
Sprinkle the highest of the dough, and the board once more if wanted, with a little bit flour and roll out the dough to about ½-1 inch thick.
Lower out your donuts, reform the dough as obligatory till you’ve got reduce out your entire doughnuts.
Warmth oil within the frypan and fry the doughnuts till golden brown, flip and fry the opposite aspect.
Take the donuts out and drain on paper towel, then coat with cinnamon sugar or icing or glaze them.
Donuts made with Sourdough Discard
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This scrumptious, fast and straightforward sourdough donut recipe is an effective way to make use of your leftover sourdough starter.
Components
- 1 cup sourdough starter discard – 100% hydration sourdough starter discard at room temperature
- 4 TBSP olive oil
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 4 cups plain flour
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup milk
- oil for frying
Directions
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Line a plate with paper towel and put aside. Have your frypan and oil for frying out able to go.
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In a small bowl, whisk the sourdough starter, milk, eggs, and oil.
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In a big bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, bi-carb soda, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
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Slowly pour the moist components into the dry components, gently mixing as you go.
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After they come collectively right into a dough, sprinkle some flour onto a board and place your dough on the board.
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Knead the dough gently till it comes collectively to type a ball.
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Sprinkle the highest of the dough, and the board once more if wanted, with a little bit flour and roll out the dough to about ½ inch thick.
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Lower out your donuts, reform the dough as obligatory till you’ve got reduce out your entire doughnuts.
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Warmth some oil within the frypan and fry the doughnuts till golden brown, flip and fry the opposite aspect.
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Take the donuts out and drain on paper towel, then coat with cinnamon sugar or icing or glaze them.
