Donut Recipe?

Question

Can anyone give me a recipe for delicious donuts?

Answer 1

Cake donut or yeast donut?

I like cake donuts better, but you need a special doodad to squeeze circles of dough into the grease.

Here's one for yeast donuts

2 teaspoons instant dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 cup milk
1/2 cup shortening or butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs, beaten
3 1/2 cups flour
oil for deep-frying
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3 teaspoons water

Combine yeast, sugar and water, stir, and keep warm for 10 minutes.

Add shortening, sugar and salt to warm milk, cool to lukewarm, then add 3 room-temperature eggs. Add the yeast mix, and about 3.5 cups flour. Mix, and let rise until doubled.

Roll out the donuts and cut them out, using a donut cutter. Put them on wax paper. Cover and let rise for an hour to double.

The scraps of dough should be kneaded into a ball, then rested for 20 minutes. Then roll them out again, and make more donuts.

Drop the donuts in 360F oil. When the bottoms get brown, flip them over.

Glaze while still warm. You can make a glaze by stirring a cup of sugar into a half cup of warm milk, adding a stick of room temperature butter, and when the butter has melted, adding a half teaspoon of salt, and a cup of XXX confectioner's sugar.

Fresh donuts are always wonderful - but cake donuts are even better.

Answer 2

Microwave 1 cup of milk so that it is warm (not hot) add the 5 teaspoons of yeast (2 packets) and a pinch of sugar and stir. Let stand for about 5 minutes In a bowl combine 2 cups of all purpose flour 1/2 cup of warm mashed potatoes (see the bottom of the page) 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/4 cup of sugar Then in the bowl add The milk mixture and 2 Tablespoons of oil Mix the dough well by hand or in a mixer with a dough hook for 3 minutes.Mix the dough well by hand or in a mixer with a dough hook for 3 minutes. Prepare your kneading surface by spreading a few tablespoons of flour on a smooth surface. Put the dough in the middle of the flour and sprinkle a little flour on top and on your hands. Knead the dough a few times. Once the dough has been kneaded, spread it out to be a half inch thick with your hands or with a rolling pin. Now it is time to cut out the donuts, you can use a donut cutter or... Just use something about the same size and then... Find something to make the hole with. Place the donuts on a floured pan to let rise as you get the oil ready. Let them rise for a total of ten minutes (it takes about five minutes for the oil to heat up). Pour about a half inch of oil (vegetable oil) into a cast iron pan. An electric fry pan works great also. The oil needs to be about 360 degrees which on my stove is about Medium to Medium High. If the oil starts to smoke it is way too hot. Test the oil with some of the scraps of dough and when it is ready cook the donuts until golden brown on each side. Allow the donuts to cool on a rack or on some paper so that the oil soaks off.

Answer 3

1 cup granulated sugar
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour (about)
2 eggs
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons melted butter
Fat (for deep-fat frying)

Sift together sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and flour.

Beat eggs thoroughly, then stir into dry ingredients. Add the milk and melted butter. Roll about 1/2 inch thick on a floured board and cut with a doughnut cutter. Fry several at a time in 375 degrees F fat until nicely browned. Drain on paper towels. Dust with granulated or confectioners sugar.

Makes 24.

Have a look here http://www.recipegoldmine.com/breakdonut/breakdonut.html

mmmmmmm donuts!

Answer 4

Doughnuts recipe
1 cup granulated sugar
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour (about)
2 eggs
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons melted butter
Fat (for deep-fat frying)

Sift together sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and flour.

Beat eggs thoroughly, then stir into dry ingredients. Add the milk and melted butter. Roll about 1/2 inch thick on a floured board and cut with a doughnut cutter. Fry several at a time in 375 degrees F fat until nicely browned. Drain on paper towels. Dust with granulated or confectioners sugar.

Makes 24.

Answer 5

I have the fastest donuts in the land.
Go to the store and purchase some Pillsbury Grands ( Buttermilk Biscuit)
Heat a pan of grease or a deep fryer, take the biscuits out of the package, cut them in half to reduce the thickness. You can use a shot glass to cut out the center.
Then lightly pull on them until you stretch them out a bit.
Drop them in 375 degree oil wait 15 -30 seconds and turn them. When it's lite brown take them out, sprinkle with powdered sugar, sugar or make a glaze.
You can also fill the centers with fruit, apple, blueberry or what ever your taste is.

Answer 6

Here is a quick and easy recipe Rachael Ray would even be proud of;

1) Get in car.
2) Drive to local delicious donut shop.
3) Buy donuts.
4) Eat!

Answer 7

OMG.Middle school Home-Ec ha ha.

Go and buy the pillsbury biscuits, cut a small hole in the center of each and with a small amount of oil- lightly fry them. when done, you can do a variety of things. either put powdered sugar, or you can mix cinnamon & sugar and do that..etc. ENJOY =]