Homemade sourdough donuts

Soft, fluffy, digestible, and easy to prepare. Add the grated zest of half a lemon.

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Donuts with sourdough starter
  • Preparation time: 20 minutes
  • Cooking time: 15 minutes
  • Rising time: 12 hours
  • difficulty: Bassa

How to make donuts with sourdough starter

It's well known that donuts are children's absolute favorite , but not only that. In recent years, the trend for donuts , so often seen in American films, has exploded in Italy: a fried dough bomb covered in pink or more extravagantly colored icing . What we're offering you today is a slightly lighter version of these donuts, using sourdough starter instead of commercial yeast , an ingredient that allows us to prepare cakes, bread, and pizza in a digestible and healthy way. Soft and fluffy to enjoy any time, baking them will make them light and fragrant.

Delicious donuts with sourdough starter

Here's a super easy recipe for using your sourdough starter to make delicious donuts.

Ingredients

 

  • 500 grams of flour
  • 250 g of sourdough starter
  • 200 ml of warm milk
  • 50 gr of butter at room temperature
  • 80+50 (for the coating) g of sugar
  • The grated zest of half a lemon

donuts with sourdough starter

Preparation

  • Start preparing everything the night beforePlace the sourdough starter in warm milk and let it dissolve. Then add 250g of flour and 80g of sugar. Knead and let it rise overnight.
  • In the morning, add the other ingredients to the doughMix them carefully until you have a smooth, even dough. Let it rise for another couple of hours in a bowl covered with a dry cloth.
  • Once the leavening time has passed Work the dough until it's about ½ cm thick. Use a glass or cookie cutter to shape the dough into discs, then use a smaller cookie cutter to make a hole in the center.
  • Place the donuts in the pan on baking paper and place them in the turned-off oven to rise for another couple of hours.
  • Turn the oven on to 160° Bake for about 20 minutes, checking occasionally. Once cooled, you can dust them with sugar or decorate them as desired with melted chocolate, colored sprinkles, or icing.

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