Doughnuts
Recipe: #27160
August 04, 2017
Categories: Breads, Baby Shower, Birthday, Brunch, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Potluck, Deep Fry, Vegetarian Yeast Bread, Flour, Kosher Dairy, more
"These are really tasty. I tend to glaze them in a mixture of butter, honey, and icing sugar."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (45 g)
- Calories 123.8
- Total Fat - 3.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.8 g
- Cholesterol - 15.3 mg
- Sodium - 97 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.6 g
- Sugars - 4 g
- Protein - 3 g
- Calcium - 19.5 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Dissolve yeast in warm water in 2-1/2-quart bowl.
Step 2
Add milk,salt,eggs, shortening and 2 cups flour.
Step 3
Beat on low for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
Step 4
Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
Step 5
Stir in remaining flour until smooth.
Step 6
Cover and let rise until double, 50-60 minutes.
Step 7
Turn dough onto floured surface; roll around lightly to coat with flour.
Step 8
Gently roll dough 1/2-inch thick with floured rolling pin.
Step 9
Cut with floured doughnut cutter.
Step 10
Cover and let rise until double, 30-40 minutes.
Step 11
Heat vegetable oil in deep fryer to 350 degrees.
Step 12
Slide doughnuts into hot oil with wide spatula.
Step 13
Turn doughnuts as they rise to the surface.
Step 14
Fry until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side.
Step 15
Remove carefully from oil (do not prick surface); drain.
Step 16
Glaze or ice warm doughnuts as desired.
Tips
No special items needed.