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- From: plgold@ix.netcom.com (Pat Gold)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Collection (2) Doughnuts
- Date: 20 Jun 1995 20:53:21 -0400
- Organization: Akademia Pana Kleksa, Public Access Uni* Site
- Message-ID: <3s7qi1$phg@junior.wariat.org>
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- Cake Doughnuts
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- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 3-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
- 3 pounds lard or shortening or 2 quarts oil, for frying
-
- Break the eggs into a mixing bowl and beat until light and
- lemon-colored. Gradually beat in the sugar until the mixture
- is thick and ribbony. Sift together the flour, baking powder,
- salt, and nutmeg. Add this to the beaten eggs and sugar
- alternately with the milk and melted butter, and stir lightly
- until the flour is moistened. Allow the mixture to stand about
- 15 minutes. If the dough should seem very thin, chill it a
- half hour before rolling. Take half the dough and roll about
- 3/4 inch thick. Cut with a floured doughnut cutter, and be
- sure to save the holes. They are most delicious when fried.
- With the aid of a spatula, lift the cut doughnuts to wax paper
- or a lightly floured board. Allow them to stand in a cool place
- 15 minutes before frying. The fat for frying the doughnuts
- should be 2 to 3 inches deep and should be heated to 365
- degrees. Lower the doughnuts, one or two at a time, into the
- hot fat. When they are brown on one side, turn with the aid of
- a spatula or tongs and brown the other side. When nicely
- browned, remove to absorbent paper. Be sure to reheat the fat
- to 365 degrees before adding additional doughnuts. When all
- are fried, sprinkle with granulated or confectioner's sugar.
- Fry the holes separately and roll them in sugar as well.
-
- Potato Doughnuts: Use only 3/4 cup milk and add 1/2 cup mashed
- potatoes.
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- Crullers
-
- These are richer than doughnuts and are a delicate
- accompaniment to coffee and my favorites.
-
- 4 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
- 3-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/3 cup milk
-
- Beat the eggs until very light, and beat in the sugar a little
- at a time. Stir in the lemon rind and melted butter or
- margarine. Sift the flour with the salt and baking powder, and
- add to the egg mixture alternately with the milk. Stir just to
- combine. Chill the dough about 30 minutes, then roll out about
- 1/2 inch thick (roll half at a time on a lightly floured
- board). Cut, preferably with a pastry wheel to give a
- decorative edge, into strips 1/2 inch by 2 to 2-1/2 inches.
- Twist the strips as you drop them into deep hot fat, heated to
- 370 degrees. When lightly browned on one side, turn and brown
- on the other side. Do not overcrowd the fat or the crullers
- will be grease-soaked. When browned, drain on absorbent
- paper. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve hot r cold.
- These can be reheated, if you prefer them warm. Place one
- layer of crullers in a shallow pan and heat at 350 degrees for
- a few minutes. Store in airtight containers to keep them crisp.
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