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Air Fryer Donuts

Air Fryer Donuts Recipe

This easy-to-make air fryer donut recipe uses all pantry staples and will become your newest go-to sweet treat.u003cbru003eFollow my simple air fryer donut recipe, and you’ll have these flavorsome donuts the next time you want some snacks.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Multiple
Keyword: Air Fryer Donuts
Level of Difficulty: Medium
Dietary Preference: Vegetarian
Prep Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 155kcal

Equipment

  • Air Fryer
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Measuring Cup
  • Spatula
  • Baking Sheet
  • Parchment Paper
  • Rolling Pin
  • Measuring Spoon

Ingredients

Donuts

  • 0.5 cup warm milk
  • 1 packet of dry active yeast
  • 2 cups white flour
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 0.25 cup white sugar
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • Cooking oil spray

Icing

  • 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 0.25 cup caster sugar
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Instructions 

  • In a bowl, stir sugar, milk, and dry yeast. Allow yeast to activate for 2 - 5 minutes.
    Mix With Milk And Teaspoon Of Sugar
  • Pour all your dry ingredients: flour, sugar, and salt into a large bowl, then stir.
    Mix Flour Sugar And Salt
  • Add your wet ingredients (milky yeast, melted butter, and whisked egg) to the dry ingredients.
    Stir The Whisked Egg
  • Use your hands to combine them all until they form a ball.
    Lightly flour your kitchen countertop, knead your dough by hand for 5 - 7 minutes or use a dough hook in an electric mixer for 3 - 4 minutes.
    Lightly Floured Bench Then Knead
  • Press your dough into a ball. Then, in a warm place, put the dough in a clean bowl and cover it. Allow it to rise for 30 minutes.
    Place In A Clean Bowl
  • Roll out the dough so that you can cut approximately 12 donuts.
    Roll Out Your Dough
  • Leave them on the baking sheet.
    Dough Cut
  • Let them rise on a baking sheet for 30 - 60 minutes.
    Place Them A Parchment
  • Use the cooking oil spray to grease your air fryer’s compartment lightly. Place the donuts in the air fryer without overlapping the dough.
    Once the air fryer is on, choose the frying setting, set the temperature to 340F (170C), and the time for 4 - 5 minutes. Then cook the donuts.
    Cook Your Donuts
  • While cooking the donuts, stir the caster sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
    Small Bowl Mix Cinnamon
  • When the air fryer finishes cooking, keep your donuts in the compartments and spray them with cooking oil. Next, remove them from the compartment and coat them with the sugar mixture.
    Cooked Donuts In The Sugar
  • Serve warm!
    Sugar Coating And Flip

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Notes

  • Depending on the climate of your location, time of year, etc., you may need to increase your rising time for the dough.
  • Spread some flour on the working surface and your hands before kneading to prevent sticking.
  • Warm your donuts before placing them into the sugar mixture.
  • Keep your milk warm at 115F.

Nutrition

Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 137mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 153IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg