How To Make Doughnuts

Instructions

• You will need:-2 cups flour, 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder, 1 egg, ¾ cup milk, 2 tablespoons shortening (melted), vegetable oil for frying, 1/3 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, some granulated sugar(for sprinkling on the top), salt to taste.
• Heat the oil to 375 degree, Take a bowl and mix the egg and sugar together. Give it a good beating until light. Stir the milk and shortening. Sieve all the dry ingredients together. Now fold in the flour mixture in the egg mixture and mix. But do not over mix. If you find the dough is too much soft, nothing to worry. Chill it for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour on a flat surface. Roll adough out around ½ inches thick. Cut them using a doughnut cutter. While cutting them do not twist the cutter. Place the doughnuts on a wax paper and keep aside for 10 minutes. Add the doughnuts in the hot oil. Do not crowd the fryer. Do not add more than 3 to 4 doughnuts at a time. The doughnuts will rise to the surface. That time flip it. They should not get over fried. Drain the excess oil using paper towel. Finishing doughnuts is up to one’s own choice. You can shake in sugar cinnamon or sugar on the warm doughnuts. You can glaze it also. A very easy recipe follows for doing that.
• Boil ½ cup water and then mix it with 1 1/3 cups confectionary sugar. Mix well and then drizzle over the warm doughnuts and then can roll it over chopped nuts.
• With a little extra effort you can add variation in the doughnuts. If you want to have chocolate doughnuts, simply melt 1 ounce chocolate and add the melted shortening to the chocolate. Then add it to the batter.

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