Air fryer recipe · Breakfast
Baked Doughnut Holes
Small round bites with a soft doughnut crumb, baked instead of fried.
- 16 minTotal time
- 170°CAir fryer
- 4Serves
- Contains eggDiet
Nutrition per serving
- 240kcal
- 5.7 gprotein
- 36.2 gcarbs
- 8.0 gfat
- 0.9 gfibre
Per serving, about 4 servings. Figures are estimates from standard ingredient databases, not medical, dietetic, or nutritional advice.
Ingredients
- flour1 cup
- egg1
- milk1/3 cup
- sugar3 tbsp
- baking powder1 tsp
- butter2 tbsp, melted
Method
Mix the dough
Whisk the egg, sugar, milk and melted butter until smooth, then stir in the flour and baking powder to a soft, thick dough. Mix only until it just comes together, as overmixing makes the holes tough instead of tender.
Shape the holes
Roll the dough into small balls about the size of a marble using lightly floured hands. Keeping them small and equal in size means they bake through to the middle at the same time, with no raw centres.
Arrange in the basket
Place the balls in a greased basket, spaced well apart so they do not touch. They puff up as they cook, and a little room around each one lets the hot air brown them all over into an even golden shell.
Air fry
Air fry at 170°C for 10 min until the doughnut holes are risen, golden and cooked through. Break one open to check the centre is fluffy and set, with no wet, sticky dough inside.
