Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 quart oil for frying
Optional - powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar mixture
What’s Next:
Go ahead & prepare a place with either newspapers or a brown paper bag to drain the donuts / dougnuts. Top those with paper towels. Either flour clean kitchen counter or bread board for kneading doughnuts. Prepare a shallow bowl or plate with an inch of flour. Heat oil in deep fryer to 375 F, or 195 C.
In a large bowl- sift flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon & nutmeg. Mix in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk and egg. With floured hands, lightly knead the smooth dough. Turn onto area prepared with flour. Pat dough into 1/4 inch thickness. Dip either doughnut cutter or two biscuit cutters (one 1-inch and one 3 or 4-inch) in flour. Use to cut-out doughnuts.
Carefully drop doughnuts into hot oil, only a few at a time. Fry, turning once, for about 3 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on prepared paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Mother Hen, thanks for putting up the reciepe for me even though im almost a year late on delievery. But amanda has informed me that you guys have finally got a deep frier so i was wondering if you could ever so kindly pretty pretty please........make me some doughnut holes. I would greatly appreciate it. Anywho thanks GREAT page and have a wonderful day @ work.
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