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vegetable shortening sugar egg yolks all-purpose flour baking powder salt ground nutmeg ground cinnamon milk
Viewed: 30 - Published at: 2 months agoIngredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 34 cup sugar
- 4 large egg yolks
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 14 teaspoons salt
- 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 18 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup whole milk
Method
- Mix together the shortening, sugar and egg yolks.
- In a second bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and spices.
- Stir into the first mixture alternating with 1 cup milk.
- Hand dough as little as possible, stir until dry ingredients are just moistened.
- Roll dough to 3/8-inch thickness on a floured cloth covered surface and let.
- stand for about 15 minutes.
- Heat fat to 370 degrees.
- There should be at least 1 1/2 inches of fat in the deep fryer.
- The fat is ready when a doughnut center browns in about 1 minute.
- Keep the temperature as steady as possible.
- Cut the doughnuts out with a floured 2 1/2 or 3-inch doughnut cutter.
- Fry the doughnuts in the hot fat, turning carefully with a wooden spoon handle when the first crack appears.
- Continue cooking and turning until nicely browned, this will take about 1 1/2 minute total frying time.
- Drain doughnuts on brown paper or on paper towels.
- This recipe makes about 2 dozen doughnuts.
- Roll in your favorite topping or serve plain.
