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Raised Doughnuts

Recipe requires:

4 eggs, 7-8 cups (or more) flour, 2/3 cup and 1 teaspoons of sugar, 3 cups lukewarm water, 2 tablespoons yeast, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1/2 to teaspoon of nutmeg, and 1 cup of shortening

 

The process:

  1. Cream 1 cup shortening with 2/3 cup sugar
  2. Add 2 teaspoons of salt
  3. Beat 4 eggs, well, and add to mixture, blend throughly

 

  1. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of sugar in 1/2 cup lukewarm water
  2. Dissolve 2 tablespoons of yeast into the 1/2 cup of sugar water and let proof

 

Beating well with a mixer:

  1. Add 1 cup of flour to shortening mixture, blend
  2. Add 1/2 cup lukewarm water and 1/2 (or 1) teaspoon of nutmeg, blend
  3. Add 1 cup of flour, blend
  4. Add 1/2 cup lukewarm water, blend
  5. Add 1 cup of flour, blend
  6. Add 1/2 cup lukewarm water, blend
  7. Add 1 cup of flour, blend
  8. Add the 1/2 cup of yeast mixture, blend
  9. Add 1 cup of flour, blend
  10. Add 1/2 cup lukewarm water, blend
  11. Add 1 cup of flour, blend
  12. Add 1/2 cup lukewarm water, blend
  13. Add 1 cup of flour, blend

 

Dough should be soft, elastic, and slightly sticky, if not add more flour and continue beating until the proper consistency is achieved.

Making the Doughnuts

  1. When proper consistency is reached let rise until it doubles
  2. Knead down, let rise again.
  3. Roll out (about 1 cm thick) and cut.
  4. Let rise.
  5. Deep fry, at 350 degrees F, placing dry side in first, until golden brown, drain.
  6. Dip in favourite coating: icing sugar, sugar, or whatever.

This recipe makes A LOT of doughnuts! So one should consider how you will store them, Lorna had a big family so it wasn’t a problem, if you don’t then making them before some event might be a good idea. I haven’t had enough left over to try freezing them… but that could work.

 

Recipe of courtesy of Lorna Kyle adapted by DH Allingham

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