Basic Doughnuts
Serves: 2
Marley Adams
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
42
Sweetness
52
Sourness
42
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Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
8 cups
Vegetable Oil1
Egg1 cup
Sugar1 cup
Milk2 tbsps
Shortening (melted)2 cups
Flour (sifted)2 tsps
Baking PowderDirections:
1
Serve warm
2
In a large, deep heavy pot or an electric fryer heat the oil to 375 degrees
3
In a large bowl, beat together the egg and sugar
4
Stir in the milk and the shortening
5
Sift together all of the dry ingredients
6
Stir the dry ingredients into the egg mixture and stir to combine
7
Chill the dough for 30 minutes
8
On a lightly floured surface, flatten the dough to 1/2 inch thickness with your fingertips or a rolling pin
9
Cut out the doughnuts using a doughnut cutter or two sizes of round cookie cutters
10
Transfer doughnuts to wax paper and allow to dry for 10 minutes
11
Using a spatula dipped in the hot oil, carefully transfer the doughnuts to the hot oil
12
Cook 2 - 3 doughnuts at a time, flipping them when they brown on a side
13
Remove to paper towels to drain
14
Dust with confectioners' sugar or cinnamon sugar mixture
15
Doughnut holes: Add dough to hot oil by the spoonful and fry until golden
16
Variations: Chocolate doughnuts: Combine the melted shortening with 1 ounce of melted chocolate before adding to batter
17
Glazed doughnuts: Combine 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar with 2 teaspoons hot milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
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Drizzle over cooled doughnuts
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Jelly doughnuts: Stir 1/2 cup jelly of choice until smooth
20
Transfer jelly to a plastic baggie and snip off one corner to squeeze out jelly
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Poke doughnut round with a chopstick And squirt in jelly