Best Doughnuts

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Best Doughnuts

Yield: about 15 doughnuts and doughnut holes
Prep: 30 mins Chill: 2 hrs Cook: 2 minsper batch
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Best Doughnuts
Ingredients
  • 3 1/2
    cups all-purpose flour
  • 1
    tablespoon baking powder
  • 1
    teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4
    teaspoon salt
  • 1/2
    teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/3
    cup milk
  • 1/2
    cup butter, melted
  • 4
    eggs, beaten
  • 2/3
    cup sugar
  • Vegetable oil for deep-fat frying
  • Cinnamon-Sugar or sifted powdered sugar
Directions

1. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; set aside. In another bowl combine milk and melted butter. In a large mixing bowl combine eggs, and sugar; beat with electric mixer until thick (about 5 minutes). Add milk mixture; stir with a wooden spoon to combine. Add flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Cover dough; chill at least 2 hours (dough will remain slightly sticky).

2. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough with a floured 2-1/2-inch round cutter. Use a 1-1/4-inch cutter to cut the hole for the doughnut. (You can also use a standard doughnut cutter.)

3. Fry 2 or 3 doughnuts at a time in deep hot fat (375 degrees F) for 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until brown, turning halfway through cooking with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining doughnuts and doughnut holes. Makes about 15 doughnuts and doughnut holes

4. Shake warm doughnuts in a bag with Cinnamon-Sugar or powdered sugar. Serve warm (or reheat each doughnut 8 to 10 seconds in microwave on high).

Cinnamon-Sugar
Ingredients
  • 1/2
    cup granulated sugar
  • 1
    teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions

Stir together sugar and ground cinnamon.

Nutrition Facts (Best Doughnuts)
  • Calories 382,
  • Protein (gm) 11,
  • Carbohydrate (gm) 39,
  • Fat, total (gm) 20,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 290,
  • Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
  • Sodium (mg) 326,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (10)
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scrubs151 wrote:

This is one of the first recipes I learned to make when I was a little girl, 10 or 11. They were great then and I can't wait to make them again. I have searched everywhere for this recipe. Thanks so much.

9/25/2011 01:52:32 PM Report Abuse
srschilder wrote:

Haven't prepared these yet because the nutrition information is not clear. My son is Type 1 diabetic. Is a serving 1 donut and hole, one donut, 2 donuts, etc? Recipe looks good but will calculate the carbs myself.

9/12/2011 10:58:43 AM Report Abuse
lasa3 wrote:

I,too, am a first time donut maker and they made me, Grammy, look like I had been frying donuts every Saturday morning for 40 years. Next time, and there will be a next time, I'll also add more spice to the batter. We loved them.

1/29/2011 12:10:03 PM Report Abuse
sfgraul wrote:

I made these for my mother and she LOVED them. Said they weren't heavy like the old-style recipes. Would like to taste more the spices though. Very very easy, and impressive.

10/23/2010 07:30:12 AM Report Abuse
mrsgdzla wrote:

Forgot to include star rating. Ooops

10/8/2010 04:37:51 PM Report Abuse

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