4th of July Homemade Donut Recipe
Whether organizing a superhero-themed party or looking for nut-free, delicious classroom treats, these donuts will make you the day's hero. Perfectly patriotic and irresistibly tasty, these donuts will delight kids and adults alike.
Servings 12
Equipment
- Doughnut Pan
Ingredients
4th of July Donuts
- 2 2/3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 red and blue gel food coloring
4th of July Donut Glaze
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 red and blue gel food coloring
- 2 disposable piping bags
- 1/2 cup patriotic sprinkles (for top of donuts)
Instructions
4th of July Donuts
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and prepare a donut pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
- Whisk together milk, sour cream and eggs in a second bowl. Add the melted butter, vegetable oil, and vanilla to the second bowl.
- Gradually whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
- Divide the batter into three bowls.
- Add several drops of green food coloring in the first bowl; combine red and blue (to make purple) in the second bowl; stir blue coloring evenly into the batter in third bowl.
- Spoon equal amounts of the three batter mix into the doughnut pan.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 9-10 minutes (or until the donut spring back).
- Allow donuts to cool a few minutes in the pan; transfer donuts to a wire rack to cool completely.
4th of July Donut Glaze
- Whisk together the milk, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth.
- Spoon about 1/8 cup of icing into two bowls.
- Add red food coloring to one bowl and blue food coloring to another bowl.
- Mix until mixtures in both bowls are combined.
- Spoon each color mixture into separate piping bags, and cut the tips off to allow flow of icing.
- Drizzle the colors into the white icing 2-3 times in a vertical and horizontal direction.
- Dip the donuts into the icing mixture and turn the donuts 90 degrees.
- Place donuts back on the wire rack and repeat previous step for remaining donuts.
- Sprinkle the patriotic colored sprinkles on the donuts. Let the donuts dry for an hour before enjoying!