Cake Flour – The process of preparing these incredible donuts starts with the use of cake flour, an essential ingredient that gives these cakes their incredible texture.
Baking Powder – Make sure your donuts bake perfectly by adding baking powder to the mixture.
Sugar – Give your donuts that touch of sweetness by adding sugar to the mixture.
Vinegar – A little vinegar enhances the flavor and texture of these donuts without altering the taste!
You’ll need a few other ingredients, such as salt, baking soda, butter, shortening, egg yolks, and sour cream. When preparing the glaze, you’ll need to combine powdered sugar with a bit
Glazed Sour Cream Donut Variations
If you don’t want to prepare the glaze, you can omit it from this recipe and sprinkle powdered sugar on top of your donuts instead.
You can add a cinnamon touch to your donuts by including ground cinnamon powder in your mixture with the cake flour.
Some people like to add a chocolate glaze to their donuts. If so, you can prepare the glaze as you normally would, but include a touch of chocolate syrup or cocoa powder in the mixture to give it that chocolate taste.
Old Fashioned Donuts Notes
If you don’t have shortening, you can use melted butter as a replacement for it. The melted butter will still work well in this recipe.
Don’t overmix your ingredients when adding the flour to the recipe. Mixing everything too much can impact the overall texture of these donuts, and you don’t want that.
When adding your donuts to the oil, using a slotted spoon is best. The spoon will help you get rid of some of the excess oil from your donuts.
Sour Cream Donut FAQs
Do I have to use vegetable oil for these donuts?
