Best Donuts

2010-09-01
Best Donuts
Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
2 mins
Chill Time:
2 hrs
Total Time:
32 mins
Servings:
1 donut

Ingredients

  • 3 ½ cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 tablespoon baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ¾ teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • cup milk

  • ½ cup butter, melted

  • 4 eggs, beaten

  • cup sugar

  • Vegetable oil for deep-fat frying

  • Cinnamon-Sugar or sifted powdered sugar

Cinnamon-Sugar

  • ½ cup granulated sugar

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; set aside. In another bowl combine milk and melted butter. In a large mixing bowl combine eggs, and sugar; beat with electric mixer until thick (about 5 minutes). Add milk mixture; stir with a wooden spoon to combine. Add flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Cover dough; chill at least 2 hours (dough will remain slightly sticky).

  2. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough with a floured 2-1/2-inch round cutter. Use a 1-1/4-inch cutter to cut the hole for the doughnut. (You can also use a standard doughnut cutter.)

  3. Fry 2 or 3 doughnuts at a time in deep hot fat (375 degrees F) for 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until brown, turning halfway through cooking with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining doughnuts and doughnut holes. Makes about 15 doughnuts and doughnut holes

  4. Shake warm doughnuts in a bag with Cinnamon-Sugar or powdered sugar. Serve warm (or reheat each doughnut 8 to 10 seconds in microwave on high).

Cinnamon-Sugar

  1. Stir together sugar and ground cinnamon.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

382 Calories
20g Fat
39g Carbs
11g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 1
Calories 382
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 20g 26%
Cholesterol 290mg 97%
Sodium 326mg 14%
Total Carbohydrate 39g 14%
Protein 11g 22%

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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