Sugar donuts
Sugar donuts is a medium French recipe that serves 4. 85 calories per serving. Recipe by Philippe's Kitchen on YouTube.
Prep: 1 hr 47 min | Cook: 32 min | Total: 2 hrs 34 min
Cost: $0.83 total, $0.21 per serving
Ingredients
- 300 g all‑purpose flour (sift before use)
- 40 g granulated sugar (for the dough)
- 30 g unsalted butter (at room temperature, soft)
- 150 ml whole milk (lukewarm (35 °C))
- 1 sachet vanilla sugar packet (about 8 g)
- 7 g dry baker's yeast (about 2 tsp)
- 2 g salt (about ½ tsp)
Instructions
Yeast activation
Warm the milk to about 35 °C and dissolve the dry yeast in it. Stir with a small spoon and let rest for 10 minutes.
Time: PT10M
Mixing dry ingredients
In the mixer bowl, pour the flour, vanilla sugar, granulated sugar and salt. Mix for 2 minutes with the hook on low speed.
Time: PT2M
Incorporating the liquid
Add the milk‑yeast mixture to the dry ingredients. Knead with the hook for about 10 minutes until the dough releases from the sides of the mixer.
Time: PT10M
Adding the butter
Cut the soft butter into small pieces and incorporate into the dough. Knead for 5 minutes until the butter is fully integrated.
Time: PT5M
First rise
Shape the dough into a ball, place it in the bowl, cover with a clean cloth and let rise for 12 hours at room temperature (≈25 °C).
Time: PT12H
Temperature: 25°C
Degassing and folding
After the rise, press the dough with your hand to release the gases, place it on a floured work surface, fold it into “keys” (fold the edges toward the centre) then reshape into a ball.
Time: PT5M
Rolling out
With a rolling pin, roll the dough to a thickness of about 0.5 cm.
Time: PT5M
Cutting circles
Use a cookie cutter or a straight‑edged glass to cut circles of about 6 cm diameter. Place the circles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Time: PT5M
Second rise
Cover the sheet with a cloth and let rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
Time: PT1H
Heating the oil
Heat the oil in a saucepan or deep‑fryer to 175 °C.
Time: PT10M
Temperature: 175°C
Frying the donuts
Drop a few circles at a time into the hot oil. As soon as the underside colors (≈1 min), flip them and cook another 1‑2 minutes until a golden colour is achieved.
Time: PT15M
Temperature: 175°C
Draining
Place the fried donuts on absorbent paper to eliminate excess oil.
Time: PT2M
Sugar coating
While still warm, roll the donuts in powdered sugar until well coated.
Time: PT5M
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 85
- Protein
- 0.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 12.6 g
- Fat
- 1.7 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
Dietary info: vegetarian, can be made vegan by substituting butter and milk, low-carb, low-calorie, very-low-calorie, low-fat
Allergens: gluten, dairy
Last updated: April 7, 2026






