Hint Of Rum Raised Jelly Doughnuts

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 28
• 2 envelopes active dry yeast (4 1/2 tsp total)
• 1 1/4 cups milk, lukewarm
• 1/2 cup shortening, soft
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon, zest of, grated
• 2 tablespoons rum
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• oil, for deep frying
• 28 teaspoons jelly (any combination of flavors you like) (optional)
• powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)

Recipe

• 1 add yeast to luekwarm milk, stir and lest rest a few minutes.
• 2 add half of the shortening, the sugar, salt, lemon zest, rum, and nutmeg.
• 3 stir in eggs and half of the flour, mixing until smooth.
• 4 add remaining shortening and flour and mix well.
• 5 turn out dough onto a floured board and knead well, about 5-10 minutes.
• 6 place in a greased bowl, flip dough over once to grease top, cover, and let rise until doubles in bulk, about 1 hour.
• 7 roll out on a floured board to 1/4" thick.
• 8 cut into rounds or squares.
• 9 place on greased baking sheets, cover and let rise until doubled.
• 10 fry in hot oil (350 f) according to your deep fryer's instructions or until golden brown.
• 11 drain on paper towels, then coat with powdered sugar if desired as soon as they are cooled.
• 12 if desired, inject a tsp of any flavor jelly into each cooked doughnut using a pastry bag fitted with a round tip.