These doughnuts require little skill or equipment but taste as good as store-bought.

Total: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
– 3 cups bread flour
– 1 cup of sugar
– 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
– 1 teaspoon salt
– 1 cup whole milk
– 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
– 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
– 1 large egg
– canola oil, for frying

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, 1/4 cup|58 grams sugar, the baking powder, and salt. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the milk, butter, vanilla, and egg. Add in the dry ingredients and mix until a sticky dough form.

2. Heat 4-inches oil in a 6-qt. saucepan until a deep-fry thermometer reads 350°F|175°C. Working in batches, roll about 1/2 oz.|10 grams batter into a loose, sticky ball; carefully slide into oil and fry, turning often, until puffed and golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer doughnut holes to a baking sheet with a wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough.

Let doughnuts cool completely before tossing in remaining sugar to coat.