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posted by Stacie on October 7, 2023 // 31 Comments »
Pumpkin Donuts Recipe
I love a good donut. A good doughnut recipe is even better. While we haven't made a lot of donuts at home, I didn't realize how easy it is to make your doughnuts until now. We hope that this Pumpkin Donuts Recipe post inspires you.
Pumpkin Donuts Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp Oktoberfest beer of choice (optional – replace liquid with milk if not using beer)
- 3 and ½ cups of whole wheat pastry flour (can sub all-purpose flour)
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 and ¼ tsp pumpkin pie spice mix
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 4 tbsp butter, softened to room temperature
- ½ cup buttermilk (milk + 1 tsp vinegar)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
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Directions
- In a small saucepan, simmer Oktoberfest beer for about 20-30 minutes. It will be ¼ cup after.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice mix, and salt. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add 1 egg in at a time until thoroughly mixed. Add in the buttermilk. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
- After the dough has been thoroughly mixed line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. The dough will be very sticky – that is normal.
- Sprinkle flour onto the parchment paper – flour is your friend here, the more you use the least the dough will stick to the paper.
- With your floured hands, stretch the dough the length of your baking pan. It should be about ½ an inch thick.
- Put the dough in the freezer for 20 minutes until it is a little bit hard.
- Remove from the freezer and cut 3-inch circles for the donuts (I used a wine glass, but use what you have on hand). Cut 1-inch circles inside of the donuts. Use a small circle cap or an apple corer. Remove the extra scrap dough and roll it into a ball. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- While the donuts are in the refrigerator, put about 3 inches of oil in a large pot. When the oil is 360 degrees it is ready. You can use a candy thermometer.
- Drop donuts in the frying oil. Remember to not overcrowd them.Fry until golden brown. Flip and fry the other side.
- Remove the donuts and allow them to cool on a paper towel for about 1 minute.
- Dip the warm donuts in the glaze.
- Garnish with pumpkin pie spice mix (optional).
We hope that you are inspired by this Pumpkin Donuts Recipe post. Happy baking!
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31 CommentsLeave a Comment »
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Tammy SThis is a new one. I have never heard of Spiked Oktoberfest donuts. They do look great. I love trying new spins on old recipes. Thanks!
posted on October 7, 2013 @ 11:26 am Reply
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I think it would be very dangerous for me to make my own donuts at home LOL. These sound so good I’d end up eating them ALL myself.
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 3:21 pm Reply
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Nummy, Stacie! There are so many options with all the wonderful brews out there now too!
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 3:32 pm Reply
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I do not like the taste of beer but the recipe itself for these donuts sounds very tempting–I love glazed donuts.
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 4:17 pm Reply
- Stacie
They actually don’t taste like beer at all. 🙂
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 4:27 pm Reply
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oooh hubby would love this. The kids would prefer this not spiked of course but hubby would. I’ve never made my own donuts though and not sure if I would even be any good.
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 5:51 pm Reply
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wow…very awesome! My husband loves it when I bake/cook with beer, so I know these would be a hit!
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 6:03 pm Reply
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I would never have thought to add beer! I bet it adds a lot of lightness to the donuts!
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 6:11 pm Reply
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That sounds absolutely amazing! I will have to try this out! Thanks for sharing, I love donuts!
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 6:38 pm Reply
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Ah Hah!! Now I see what they are spiked with. Beer. When I first read the caption, I said to myself. I wonder what they are spiked with.
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 6:56 pm Reply
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Your donuts look fantastic! we don’t do beer of any kind, but i bet it would still taste amazing omitting the beer too!
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 7:31 pm Reply
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Wow, these look awesome! I’ve had beer bread, but never beer-spiked donuts!
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 7:31 pm Reply
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YUM YUM YUM.. these look amazing.. I soo would like to try them.. not sure if I can keep the beer in the fridge long enough.. hubby loves my german oktoberfest beer…hahah I may have to sneak an extra bottle in.. Thanks for sharing they sure look delicious
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 7:51 pm Reply
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Oh they sound so good. I would love to make some. I wonder if I can substitute non-alcoholic beer for the Oktoberfest beer? My family loves homemade donuts so these would be eaten in a flash.
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 8:05 pm Reply
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WOW these have my attention. I bet they taste YUM!
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 8:07 pm Reply
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I knew beer was great for some bread recipes, but not doughnuts. I’m starving and shouldn’t have read this late at night when I can’t get a donut!
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 9:45 pm Reply
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Those look yummy. I have never tried donuts before but I think i will try this recipe thanks so much for sharing.
posted on October 9, 2013 @ 10:59 pm Reply
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Hahaha, I could just imagine someone eating a whole lot of these, then walking home very drunk. Great recipe!
posted on October 10, 2013 @ 12:15 am Reply
- Nicole A.
These sound great! They look even better!
posted on October 10, 2013 @ 12:51 am Reply
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It wouldn’t be a good idea if I made my own donuts, lol. These look so good, though!
posted on October 10, 2013 @ 3:38 am Reply
- Healy Harpster
I liked donuts and my kids, too! But, I never made… This will be great to try sometimes.
posted on October 10, 2013 @ 10:39 am Reply
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I am Bavarian so this screams my name! I have never seen a Oktoberfest Donut and love the idea!
posted on October 10, 2013 @ 10:50 am Reply
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the glaze sounds easy and yummy. i’m thnking maybe even for french toast topping!
posted on October 10, 2013 @ 12:58 pm Reply
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I never thought about adding beer to donuts! Such a cool idea! May have to try these out! 🙂
posted on October 10, 2013 @ 1:57 pm Reply
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Ooooh mmyyyy goooddnnesss. I want one of these so bad! I would definitely screw something up about this recipe. I have always been too scared to try to make donuts. Is that crazy? These look fantastic!
posted on October 10, 2013 @ 5:22 pm Reply
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I had no idea that you could include beer in a donut recipe. These donuts look absolutely delicious and I’m a big fan of glazed donuts anyway so I am quite sure that I would love them. I can’t wait to tell my husband about this since he thinks he is a beer connoisseur.
posted on October 10, 2013 @ 7:42 pm Reply
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Love Oktoberfest! These look great, and easy too. I love making donuts, the odd thing is ( ok not that odd) I can’t only eat warm donuts ! They taste amazing that way
posted on October 11, 2013 @ 1:30 am Reply
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These donuts sound and look amazing! I would probably just put a plain glaze on it though bc I am not a beer fan!
posted on October 12, 2013 @ 11:16 am Reply
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