Moms Cheat Doughnuts Recipes

Steps:

• Pour 1/2 cup of warm water into a small bowl, and stir in the yeast and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Allow the yeast mixture to stand until it forms a creamy foam layer on top, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Place milk and vegetable shortening into a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook until the shortening has melted and the milk has tiny bubbles around the edge. Remove from heat.
• Place 1/4 cup of sugar and the salt into the work bowl of a large stand mixer and pour the milk and shortening into the bowl. Mix on low speed just to dissolve sugar; and allow mixture to stand until warm.
• Beat in the yeast mixture, eggs, and 1 cup of flour on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Continue beating the dough on low speed until dough leaves the sides of the bowl, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 2 or 3 more minutes.
• Form the dough into a ball and place into a large greased bowl. Grease the top of the dough, and cover the bowl with waxed paper. Set the bowl into a warm place; let the dough rise until doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down the dough and roll out on a floured work surface to 1/2 inch thick. Cut doughnuts out of the dough with a 3 1/2-inch round doughnut cutter with a 1-inch smaller cutter in the center. Let the doughnuts rise on the work surface until very light and fluffy, 40 minutes to 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Gently pick up and drop the doughnuts into the hot oil, working in small batches of 2 or 3 at a time, and cook until the doughnuts are light golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes.
• Drain the doughnuts on paper towels to absorb oil.
• In a bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of warm water and vanilla extract, and stir in the confectioners' sugar to make a glaze. Spread a thin layer of glaze over the warm doughnuts.

Steps:

• In deep fat fryer or heavy saucepan, heat about 1 quart oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Separate dough into 10 biscuits.
• Cut hole in center of biscuits, using small cookie cutter.
• Fry biscuits and holes in oil at 350 degrees Fahrenheit a few at a time for about 1-1/2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Add cinnamon sugar (optional): While warm, roll in sugar or cinnamon and sugar mix.
• Add glaze (optional):.
• Mix together powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Dip donuts in the glaze.

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy saucepan or deep fat fryer, heat about 1 quart of oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• 2. Separate dough into 10 biscuits.
• 3. Cut hole into center of each biscuit using a small cookie cutter.
• 4. Fry biscuits and holes in hot oil a few at a time for about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• 5. Drain on paper towels.
• 6. While still warm, roll in sugar or cinnamon and sugar mixture.
• 7. Hope you enjoy these as much as we did growing up.

Steps:

• Put flour in shallow pan, add salt, baking powder, and sugar.
• Rub in butter with fingertips.
• Add the well beaten egg and milk and stir thoroughly.
• Toss on floured board, roll to one-fourth inch in thickness, shape, fry, and drain.
• Mix cinnamon and nutmeg with icing sugar to taste and use it to dust the cooled donuts.

Steps:

• Cream sugar and shortening together. Add beaten eggs.
• Mix and sift dry ingredients.
• Add alternately with milk to the first mixture. Mixture should be very soft.
• Form into a ball, place on a well floured board and roll to one-half inch thickness. Cut and fry in hot oil.