Pages

9/2/12

Homemade Old Fashioned Doughnuts (or Donuts)


This is a cinnamon and nutmeg infused fried donut - not exactly the cake donut of my dreams, but very, very close.  Those good old-fashioned cake donuts with just a hint of spice.  Iced in a simple vanilla glaze and sprinkles of your choice, it's a fun breakfast alternative bringing back the days of Grandpa and Grandma's house.

Old Fashioned Doughnuts

1 3/4 c flour
1/2 T baking powder
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t nutmeg
1/2 t salt
3 T milk
1/4 c butter
2 eggs
1/3 c sugar
1 t vanilla extract
oil for frying
either cinnamon & sugar mixture for sprinkling or a simple vanilla icing for glazing

In a bowl combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.  Set aside.  In a microwave safe bowl place the milk and butter.  Microwave 30 seconds or so until the butter is melted.  

In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, vanilla and eggs.  Using an electric mixer, beat until thick. Add the milk/butter mixture and stir with a wooden spoon (cease using the mixer).  Add the dry flour mixture and stir with the wooden spoon.  Cover your dough and chill about 2 hours.  The dough will remain a bit sticky.  Roll the dough out on a floured surface to about 1/2 - 3/4 inch thick.  Cut dough with a round cookie cutter followed by cutting a hole from the center with a smaller 1" round cookie cutter - or if you have a doughnut cutter, all the better!  Fry 2-3 doughnuts at a time in hot oil - about 375 degrees.  Fry slow.  If your oil is too hot, they will be dark brown on the outside but still doughy on the inside.  It should take about 3 minutes per doughnut.  Drain on paper towels.  You can shake the warm doughnuts and doughnut holes in a paper bag with a cinnamon and sugar mixture or wait until they cool a bit and mix up a simple glaze using powdered sugar, vanilla, a bit of butter and a tad bit of milk.  Beat smooth and use this to ice your doughnuts before sprinkling with jimmies. 











Print Friendly and PDF