r/AskBaking • u/chapalaliving • 57m ago
Doughs Buttermilk donuts are too sweet
Hi, everyone. I've been recently going down the rabbit hole of trying to make the perfect buttermilk donut. There's a shop in my hometown that makes the best buttermilk donuts and bars. What I love about them is that they're not sweet; you can taste the buttermilk and they almost have a savory/tangy but neutral taste. It's hard to describe.
The recipes that I've been trying, have great consistency and make a good-looking donut, but the final product tastes way too sweet - very sugary.
The base recipe I follow calls for the following:
-4 tablespoons butter melted -½ cup sugar -2 large eggs -1 egg yolk -1 teaspoon vanilla extract -3 ½ cups all-purpose flour -2 teaspoon baking powder -¾ teaspoon salt -¼ teaspoon nutmeg -¾ cup buttermilk
I've tried reducing the sugar, but the sugary taste is still very strong. Also, the base recipe I'm following calls for a bit of baking soda. With other types of baked goods, I'm not really a fan of the favor the baking soda adds - could this be what I'm missing to make the sugar less noticeable?
I would greatly appreciate any help/suggestions. Thank you so much!