No fry doughnut

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 packs Active dry yeast
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
¼ cup Warm water
¼ teaspoon Cinnamon, if desired
1½ cup Lukewarm milk, scalded to cool
2 Eggs
⅓ cup Shortening
½ cup Sugar
4½ cup Flour
1 teaspoon Salt.

Directions

Cinnamon sugar for dipping

In large mixer bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk, sugar, salt, spices, eggs, shortening, and 2 cups flour. Blend ½ minute at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour until smooth, scraping sides of bowl, Cover. Let rise in warm place until double 50 - 60 minutes.

Turn dough on to well-floured cloth-covered board; roll around lightly to coat with flour. Dough will be soft to handle. With floured stockinette-covered rolling pin, gently roll dough about ½ inch thick. Cut with floured 2-½ inch doughnut cutter. Lift doughnuts carefully with spatula and place 2-inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Brush doughnuts with melted butter. Cover; let rise until double, about 20 minutes. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.

Immediately brush with melted butter and shake in sugar or cinnamon squares or spread with glaze. Makes 1-½ to 2 dozen doughnuts.

Cinnamon sugar: mix ½ cup sugar and ½ tsp. cinnamon. Creamy glaze: Melt ⅓ cup butter. Blend in 2 cups confectioners' sugar and 1-½ tsp. vanilla. Stir in 4 to 6 tbsp. water, one tbsp. at a time, until melted glaze is of proper consistency

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