Lemon Donuts

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a stack of lemon donut holes glazed with lemon icing and lemon zest on top

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These 3-ingredient Lemon Donuts are easy, fluffy, naturally yellow donuts glazed with lemon icing.

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Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Cool15

Total Time35

Servings: donuts

Calories: 100.9kcal

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Ingredients

¾ cup + 3 tablespoons Self-Rising Flour (note 1)
½ cup Lemon Yogurt (note 2)
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Lemon glazing - optional

½ cup Icing Sugar
2-3 teaspoons Lemon Juice (note 3)
1 teaspoon Lemon Zest

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, add flour, lemon yogurt, and lemon juice.
Stir with a silicone spatula at first, then when it starts to look crumbly, oil your hands with 2 teaspoons of olive oil or canola oil. It's okay if some oil falls into the bowl. It prevents the dough from turning sticky. Knead the ingredients together into a dough ball. If it's too wet, add more flour, one tablespoon at a time, but don't overdo the flour as it would saturate the dough. The dough should stay moist, and it should be elastic when you knead it with oiled hands.
Lightly oil the dough ball, then cut it into 8 portions.
Again, using oiled hands, roll each piece of dough into a small ball - the size of a gold ball.
Spray oil in the air fryer basket, place the donut holes in the basket, leaving a two-thumb space between each, and spray some oil again on top of the donut hole before cooking.
Air fry the donuts for 8 minutes at 350°F (180°C) until they puff and the sides are lightly golden brown. You want the center to be cooked and not doughty.
Remove the warm lemon donuts from the basket and place on a cooling rack.
Meanwhile, prepare the glazing (it's optional, but it tastes amazing).
In a small bowl, stir lemon juice and icing sugar until the mixture is smooth and runny. If it's too dry, add more lemon juice or almond milk to thin it out. If it's too liquid, add more icing sugar.
When the donuts are cooled to room temperature, use two forks to dip and coat with the glazing. Sprinkle extra lemon zest on top of the donuts for a boost of lemon flavor.

Notes

Note 1: One cup of self-rising flour equivalent to 1 cup of all-purpose flour and 2 teaspoons of baking powder.

Note 2: I used lemon-flavored coconut yogurt, but any lemon yogurt you love works.

Note 3: You can also make a vanilla icing using almond milk instead of lemon juice.

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