Ingredients
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For the Dough
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1¼ cups plain whole-fat yogurt
- Neutral oil like vegetable or canola for frying
For the Cinnamon-Cardamom Sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
For a Glaze
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (for chocolate glaze)
Instructions
- For the flavoring, combine sugar, cinnamon, and cardamom in a large shallow bowl and mix to combine. If making glazed donuts, whisk all the ingredients until it resembles the texture of thick cream, adding more milk as necessary. Set aside.
- For the dough, combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add yogurt to the mix and fold until smooth with a rubber spatula. Transfer dough into a piping bag fitted with a 1-inch piping tip, or cut a 1-inch hole at the tip of the bag.
- Heat enough oil to fill a large, tall-sided pan halfway. Once the oil is simmering, carefully pipe 1½-inch pieces of dough into the oil, cutting with kitchen scissors.
- In batches, fry the donuts for 2 to 3 minutes, flipping halfway through, until they float, have puffed up, and are golden brown.
- Using a mesh strainer, remove donuts and place directly into cinnamon-cardamom sugar. Fully coat donuts in the sugar mixture and serve immediately.
- If making glazed donuts, place donuts on a wire rack and pour glaze over top until evenly coated.