Crueller Doughnuts
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup shortening ⓘ
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar ⓘ
- 2 large eggs, separated ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract ⓘ
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 3 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mace ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg ⓘ
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk, homogenized ⓘ
- 2 cups cooking oil (for deep frying, (or more) ⓘ
- COATING ⓘ
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar ⓘ
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
- Separate eggs.
- In a small bowl, beat egg yolks well.
- Add beaten egg yolks to shortening/sugar mixture and mix to blend.
- Add vanilla extract and beat again.
- Into a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt, mace and nutmeg; set aside.
- Beat egg whites until peaks form.
- Add flour mixture and milk alternately to shortening/sugar mixture, beating after each addition, until well incorporated.
- Fold in beaten egg whites, but DO NOT BEAT.
- Add additional flour if required to make dough stiff enough to handle.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/2 inch thickness.
- Cut dough with a doughnut cutter reserving the holes to be deep fried as well.
- Gather pieces of dough, form into a ball and then roll out to 1/2 inch thickness.
- Cut out doughnuts again until all dough is used up.
- Preheat oil in a deep-fryer to 375°F.
- Drop in 3 or 4 doughnuts and deep fry for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, turn over and fry for another 1 minute or until golden brown.
- Remove with wire spoon or slotted spoon onto paper toweling to drain and cool slightly.
- COATING.
- In a plastic bag, mix together sugar and cinnamon.
- Drop doughnuts into bag while still warm and shake to coat well.
- You may also use a medium size deep frying pan deep fry the doughnuts.
- Make sure the oil comes about half way up the doughnut.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1347
kcal
67% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).