Double Orange Doughnuts

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups pillsbury best all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup crisco shortening, melted or 1/4 cup crisco, sticks, melted
• crisco shortening (for deep frying) or crisco, stick (for deep frying)
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 3 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 doughnuts.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. in the bowl of an electric mixer combine eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla extract; beat at high speed until thick and lemon-colored.
• 3 in a small bowl combine peel, juice and 1/4 cup melted crisco. add to egg mixture alternately with three-fourths of the flour mixture. beat at medium-low speed just until blended after each addition. stir in remaining flour mixture by hand. cover; chill 2 hours.
• 4 heat 2 or 3 inches crisco to 365ºf in deep fryer or deep saucepan.
• 5 on a lightly floured surface roll dough to 3/8 inch thickness. cut with floured 2-1/2 inch doughnut cutter.
• 6 fry, a few at a time, 2 minutes or until golden brown. turn once. remove with slotted metal spoon. drain on paper towels. drizzle with orange glaze.
• 7 orange glaze.
• 8 in a medium bowl combine confectioners’ sugar, grated orange peel orange juice. stir well.