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Easy Ricotta Doughnuts

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These easy ricotta doughnuts are soft, fluffy and incredibly delish! Made with whole milk ricotta cheese, they literally melt in your mouth with each bite. For added texture and deliciousness, doughnuts are rolled in sugar. In 30 minutes or less, these scrumptious bites of yumminess makes for the perfect treat! 

Ingredients

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Ricotta Doughnuts

  • 1 1/4 Cups (156 g) Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 Cup (50 g) Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs, Room Temperature
  • 1 Cup (227 g) Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese, Room Temperature
  • 1/4 Cup Buttermilk, Room Temperature
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 6–8 Cups Neutral Flavored Oil i.e. Vegetable Oil

Assembly

  • 1/3 Cup (67 g) Granulated Sugar

Instructions

  1. Line a cooling rack with two layers of paper towel and set near the side of the stove where doughnuts will be fried.
  2. In a deep-bottom medium saucepan under medium high heat, warm up the oil to 350F. Reduce the heat to medium and maintain the temperature of the oil at 350F. I find using a kitchen thermometer to be helpful with monitoring the temperature of the oil.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk to combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. In a small mixing bowl, whisk to combine the eggs, buttermilk, ricotta cheese and vanilla extract.
  4. Pour the wet batter into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix just until doughnut batter comes together without any presence of unmixed flour.
  5. Using a 1 ounce (2 tablespoon) cookie scoop or large spoon, gently add 5-6 scoops of the batter into the heated oil. Fry the scoops of batter 2-3 minutes until golden brown in color.
  6. Transfer doughnuts to the paper towel lined cooling rack and repeat this process with the remaining batter until all of the doughnuts are fried.

Assembly 

  1. Place granulated sugar in a small dish. Individually, roll each doughnut in the sugar to coat. Alternatively, doughnuts may be dusted with powdered sugar if preferred.
  2. Serve doughnuts as is or with a side of jam, fruit curd or chocolate sauce.

Notes

  • Ricotta doughnuts are best eaten the day it is prepared.
  • Recipe is easily adaptable and can be flavored with a variety of add-ins like lemon zest or spices like cinnamon or cardamom.
  • May use a deep fryer in place of heating oil on the stovetop.

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