How To Make Doughnuts

Raised doughnuts, or yeast doughnuts, are the most common type of doughnuts around. Typically, yeast is used as the leavening agent making them light, airy and delightful to bite into. Most filled doughnuts start with a rasied doughnut base.

Cake Doughnuts

True to their name, cake doughnuts are made from a cake-like batter that ditches the yeast for baking soda or baking powder. These are thus a bit more dense than raised doughnuts and have a crumbly, cakey center.

Glazed Doughnuts

Doughnut holes are true to their name—they are the little balls of dough that are often made from the extra dough cut out of the middle of large ringed doughnuts. They are often glazed or tossed in cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar.

Filled Doughnuts

Filled doughnuts are usually raised doughnuts with no hole in the center. Insead, they are filled with cream; some popular flavors include Boston cream, vanilla cream and chocolate cream. They can be topped with a glaze, covered in powdered sugar or even served plain.

Jam Doughnuts

Let’s be honest: Doughnuts are just fine on their own with a hot cup o’ joe. But, if you’re hosting a big brunch party and wondering what else to serve, any one of these easy recipes will be a hit with the crowd year-round!