I love making Donuts. I usually bake them as I did with my Baked Donuts with Chocolate Glaze and my Baked Pumpkin Donuts with Maple Glaze and only once do I remember deep frying donuts when I made my Salvation Army Donuts.
This time, when I craved homemade donuts, I decided to make these sour cream donuts in my deep fryer. While they may not be as healthy as baked donuts but hey, we’re talking about donuts!
This donut recipe is pretty straightforward to make and especially easy if you own a deep fryer like I do. But don’t worry; even if you don’t have a deep fryer, you can easily fry them up in a skillet or saucepan.
The one thing you will need to pay attention to is depending on the size of the donuts, they may take more or less time to cook. You don’t want the outside of the donuts to be well done before the insides are done. I recommend doing a test run with 1 or 2 donuts to gauge your setup and go from there.
Recipe Tips
- The donut batter will be sticky which will make it a little hard to handle. While not required, you can let the dough sit in the fridge or freezer to firm it up before forming it into balls.
Serving Suggestions
You can eat these delicious donuts as-is, which is what I like to do, or you can optionally toss them in a little sifted powdered sugar or in a cinnamon sugar mixture while the donuts are still warm. Either way you will enjoy these donuts!
Recipe FAQ’s
No you can use Canola Oil, Peanut Oil or even Corn Oil. Prices vary between the different kind of oils, so you may want to pick a cheaper oil for this donut recipe.
Yep. You have a few options actually. You can use a cultured buttermilk blend that only needs water. Or you can make your own by adding 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice to a 1/2 cup measuring cup and adding milk to fill up the cup. Then let it sit for 5 minutes before using.
Gather your Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients to make this Sour Cream Donuts recipe. For ingredient amounts please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. Sour Cream, Buttermilk, White Sugar, Egg, Salt, All Purpose Flour, Baking Soda, Ground Nutmeg and Vegetable Oil.
How to Make Sour Cream Donuts
- In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sour cream, buttermilk, sugar, egg and salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the sour cream mixture, stirring just to blend. Let the dough sit in the refrigerator while the oil is heating.
- Heat 2 inches of oil in a high sided pot to 350ºF. Alternatively, you can use a deep fryer heated to 350°F if you have one.
- With a small cookie scoop or with a tablespoon, drop spoonfuls of the dough carefully into the oil. Let cook until they are a deep brown on one side, about 4 minutes, before turning and cooking them on the other side.
- Remove the donuts with tongs or a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
- Let the donuts cool for about 10 minutes. Optionally toss them in sifted powdered sugar or in a cinnamon sugar mixture while the donuts are still warm.
Recipe Video
Sour Cream Donuts
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Ingredients
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- ¾ Tsp Baking Soda
- ⅛ Tsp Ground Nutmeg
- ½ Cup Sour Cream
- ½ Cup Buttermilk
- ½ Cup White Sugar
- 1 large Egg
- ½ Tsp Salt
- Vegetable Oil, for frying
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sour cream, buttermilk, sugar, egg and salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the sour cream mixture, stirring just to blend. Let the dough sit in the refrigerator while the oil is heating.
- Heat 2 inches of oil in a high sided pot to 350ºF. Alternatively, you can use a deep fryer heated to 350°F if you have one.
- With a small cookie scoop or with a tablespoon, drop spoonfuls of the dough carefully into the oil. Let cook until they are a deep brown on one side, about 4 minutes, before turning and cooking them on the other side.
- Remove the donuts with tongs or a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
- Let the donuts cool for about 10 minutes. Optionally toss them in sifted powdered sugar or in a cinnamon sugar mixture while the donuts are still warm.
Recipe Video
Notes
Going to have to make these. I try to stay away from donuts, but buttermilk donuts are my weakness:)