Cardamom Spiced Donuts Honey (Print View)

Fluffy, aromatic donuts with warm cardamom and a luscious honey glaze, ideal for breakfast or indulgence.

# Components:

→ Donut Dough

01 - 3 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
03 - ¼ cup granulated sugar
04 - ½ teaspoon salt
05 - 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
06 - ¾ cup whole milk, lukewarm
07 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
08 - ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted

→ Frying

09 - 1 quart vegetable oil

→ Honey Glaze

10 - ½ cup honey
11 - 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
12 - 2 tablespoons milk
13 - ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
14 - Pinch of salt

# Directions:

01 - In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and ground cardamom.
02 - In a separate bowl, dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk and let sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
03 - Add eggs and melted butter to the yeast mixture and whisk to combine.
04 - Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix until a soft dough forms.
05 - Knead the dough on a floured surface for 5–7 minutes until smooth and elastic.
06 - Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour until doubled in size.
07 - Punch down the dough and roll out to ½-inch thickness. Cut out donuts using a 3-inch donut cutter with 1-inch hole.
08 - Place donuts on parchment-lined baking sheet, cover, and let rise for 30 minutes until slightly puffy.
09 - Heat oil in a deep pot to 350°F. Fry donuts in batches for 1–2 minutes per side until golden brown. Drain on a wire rack.
10 - Whisk together honey, powdered sugar, milk, cardamom, and salt until smooth.
11 - Dip warm donuts into honey glaze, allowing excess to drip off. Place on rack to set.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • That cardamom flavor actually tastes sophisticated and special without requiring any ingredients you can't find at a regular grocery store.
  • These donuts are fluffy enough to tear apart with your fingers, not dense or oily the way some homemade versions turn out.
  • The whole process feels manageable for a weekend project, and your kitchen will smell absolutely incredible while they're rising.
02 -
  • If your oil is even 10 degrees too cool, your donuts will absorb oil like a sponge and taste greasy no matter how good everything else is, so invest in a thermometer and trust it completely.
  • The second rise is shorter than the first, and you actually want them slightly under-risen rather than over-risen because they puff up again in the hot oil.
03 -
  • Buy whole cardamom pods and grind them right before making these donuts, because that fresh ground cardamom is genuinely twice as aromatic as anything pre-ground.
  • Keep a candy thermometer clipped to your oil pot during frying so you can maintain temperature and avoid the greasy disappointment that ruins otherwise perfect donuts.
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