Old Fashioned Glazed Donuts

If you’re ever in the mood for a classic sweet treat, prepare these delicious Old Fashioned Glazed Donuts. They’re the perfect comfort food to enjoy for breakfast or a quick snack throughout the day. I love having mine in the morning with my coffee!

Get a load of these incredible Old Fashioned Glazed Donuts that you can prepare at home from scratch with ingredients like cake flour, sour cream, butter, and shortening. It won’t take too much time or effort to prepare something so delicious that the entire family can enjoy for breakfast!

Old Fashioned Donut
Do you remember when you were a child, and your parents would take you to a bakery to get some Old Fashioned Glazed Donuts? If it’s an experience you know all too well, you’ll be glad to know that you can emulate that same taste by following this recipe for donuts using sour cream, shortening, and several other essential ingredients. There’s so much to love about these donuts – the flavor, texture, and ease of preparing them. But what I love most is seeing the smiles on my children’s faces when these donuts are ready for them to eat!

Why You’ll Love These Sour Cream Donuts

Sweet – These donuts have such a sweet taste. It’s not too powerful or overwhelming. Instead, it’s just right!
Fun – You can have a lot of fun preparing these donuts from scratch. It’s worth preparing them at home to see the difference in taste and texture compared to options available at the grocery store.
Delicious – These donuts are such a delicious treat to have as often as you’d like, whether you want one in the morning or as a snack between meals.

I love everything about these donuts. If you’re a fan of the old-fashioned style, this is one recipe you absolutely need in your life!

Old Fashioned Glazed Donut Ingredients
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
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