Donut Recipe

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An easy donut recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups 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

PREPARATION:
For draining donuts, prepare a place with either newspapers or a brown paper bag. 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 degrees F.

Sift flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and 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 donut cutter or two biscuit cutters (one 1-inch and one 3 or 4-inch) in flour. Use to cut-out doughnuts. Carefully drop donuts 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. Was this an easy donut recipe or not ?

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Ingredients for simple Donut Recipe

2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk

Instructions for simple donut recipe
Flour enough to roll Flavor with nutmeg and fry in hot fat Use the small centers for balls Crisco is the best fat for donuts

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Ingredients for Donut Recipe

2 eggs beaten light
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons melted butter
3 cups Gold Medal flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and salt

Instructions

Have board well floured and take on it 1 large spoon of dough, kneading gently till firm enough to roll out and cut.
Mix the trimmings with a fresh spoon and roll again, repeating until all are used.
Cook in fat hot enough to make them rise instantly to the top.

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Ingredients for Donut Recipe

Beat slightly
1 egg and
1 egg yolk, adding slowly
½ cup sugar, then add
½ cup rich milk
2 teaspoons melted butter, and
½ teaspoon lemon extract. Sift together, four times
½ teaspoon salt,
2-¼ cups bread flour
3 teaspoons baking powder and
Instructions
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.
Combine mixtures.
Chill in refrigerator over night.
Toss on floured cloth, knead slightly, shape, fry in deep fat heated to 375 degrees Fand drain on paper.
Hope you like the Donut Recipe.

Donut Recipe

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