Crueller Doughnuts

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk, homogenized
• 2 cups cooking oil (for deep frying, (or more)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
• 2 separate eggs.
• 3 in a small bowl, beat egg yolks well.
• 4 add beaten egg yolks to shortening/sugar mixture and mix to blend.
• 5 add vanilla extract and beat again.
• 6 into a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt, mace and nutmeg; set aside.
• 7 beat egg whites until peaks form.
• 8 add flour mixture and milk alternately to shortening/sugar mixture, beating after each addition, until well incorporated.
• 9 fold in beaten egg whites, but do not beat.
• 10 add additional flour if required to make dough stiff enough to handle.
• 11 on a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 12 cut dough with a doughnut cutter reserving the holes to be deep fried as well.
• 13 gather pieces of dough, form into a ball and then roll out to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 14 cut out doughnuts again until all dough is used up.
• 15 preheat oil in a deep-fryer to 375°f.
• 16 drop in 3 or 4 doughnuts and deep fry for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, turn over and fry for another 1 minute or until golden brown.
• 17 remove with wire spoon or slotted spoon onto paper toweling to drain and cool slightly.
• 18 coating.
• 19 in a plastic bag, mix together sugar and cinnamon.
• 20 drop doughnuts into bag while still warm and shake to coat well.
• 21 you may also use a medium size deep frying pan deep fry the doughnuts.
• 22 make sure the oil comes about half way up the doughnut.