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These crumb-topped donuts will take you right back to childhood. A lightly fried cake donut covered in glaze with a crumble topping. So delicious and simple to make, you’ll never go back to the store-bought version.
Ingredients
Donuts
1 egg
2 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp nutmeg
3 cups cake flour
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
Zest of 1/4 of a lemon
1 tsp cinnamon
Glaze
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 cup water
Crumb Topping
4 tbsp butter, melted
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup all purpose flour
Instructions
Donuts:
- Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and lemon zest.
- Add the egg and mix to incorporate.
- Add buttermilk, butter, egg yolks, and vanilla and mix only until combined. Any additional mixing may result in tough donuts.
- Scrape the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper dusted with flour on a baking sheet. Place another sheet on top and roll dough out until it is approximately 1/2 inch thick.
- Place baking sheet in refrigerator for approximately an hour or until dough no longer sticks to parchment paper.
- While dough is in the fridge, heat at least 3 inches vegetable oil in a heavy-bottom pot until oil reaches 350 degrees.*
- Place next to the stovetop a baking sheet covered in paper towels for draining.
- Take baking sheet out of refrigerator and remove top sheet of parchment paper.
- Cut dough into 3 inch rounds using a round biscuit or donut cutter. Use a smaller round cutter to cut a hole in the center of each donut.**
- Fry donuts in batches, cooking for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.*** Remove from oil and place on paper towels to drain.
- While donuts are still warm, dip in glaze on both sides and place on a cooling rack. Cover top with crumble before glaze dries.
Glaze
- While dough is in the fridge and oil is heating, make the glaze by mixing glaze ingredients together in a shallow bowl suitable for dipping. If glaze appears too thick, adjust by adding more water a teaspoon more at a time.
Crumble
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place flour on a parchment paper covered baking sheet and cook for approx. 5 minutes.****
- In a medium size bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar, powdered sugar, cinnamon and salt.
- Add melted butter and mix until mixture resembles wet sand.
Notes
* Use a candy thermometer or similar thermometer to measure temperatures of oil.
** Save the pieces of dough that are cut out of the center of the donuts. After donuts are finished frying, these can be fried (less than a minute each side needed) and coated in plain glaze, chocolate glaze or anything else that appeals to you.
*** I keep leftover chopsticks and use them to flip donuts in oil and remove from oil. A slotted metal spoon and spatula can also be used.
****Since the flour is being added to the donut after baking, cooking it beforehand ensures that the flour is safe to eat in the unlikely event it contains any bacteria.
