Fluffy Air Fryer Doughnuts
Craving doughnuts but don't want something totally drenched in oil? This air fryer doughnut recipe is the perfect solution, then!
Equipment
- 1 air-fryer
Ingredients
For The Doughnuts
- ½ cup Warm milk
- ¼ cup plus 1 tsp. granulated sugar, divided
- 2¼ tsp Active dry yeast
- 4 tbsp Butter, melted
- 1 Egg, large
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 2 cup All-purpose flour
- ½ tsp Kosher salt
- Cooking spray
For The Vanilla Glaze
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- ¼ cup Milk
- ½ tsp Pure vanilla extract
For The Chocolate Glaze
- ¾ cup Powdered sugar
- ¼ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp Milk
For The Cinnamon Sugar
- ½ tbsp Granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp Ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp Butter, melted
Instructions
To Make Doughnuts
- In a small bowl, combine milk and 1 tsp. sugar, stir to dissolve. Sprinkle yeast over mixture and let sit until frothy, about 8 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk together remaining ¼ cup sugar, butter, egg and vanilla. Pour in yeast mixture, add flour and salt, and stir to combine.
- Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until elastic and only slightly tacky. Form into a ball. Grease a large bowl with cooking spray, add dough, and cover with a clean dish towel. Let dough rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and grease lightly with cooking spray. Punch down dough, then turn onto a lightly floured work surface and roll out into a 5cm-thick rectangle.
- Using a donut cutter or 7cm and 2.5cm biscuit cutters, punch out your doughnuts. Knead the scraps together, reroll and punch out more doughnuts. Place doughnuts and holes onto baking sheet, cover with a dish towel and let rise again, 40 minutes to 1 hour more.
- Grease air-fryer basket with cooking spray, and add 2 donuts and 2 donut holes at a time, making sure donuts don’t touch. Cook at 190° Celsius until deeply golden, 6 minutes. Move to cooling rack and repeat with remaining dough.
- Dip doughnuts in glaze (see below) or follow instructions for cinnamon sugar. Return to cooling rack and let set for 5 minutes before serving.
To Make Vanilla Glaze:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract.
To Make Chocolate Glaze:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa powder and milk.
To Make Cinnamon Sugar:
- In a large shallow bowl, whisk together sugar and cinnamon. Brush doughnuts with melted butter, and then toss in cinnamon sugar.