Amish Doughnuts Recipe 375

AMISH DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 2 cups of warm water.
• Add eggs, flour, salt, sugar and lard to yeast mixture.
• Mix well.
• Cover with a tea towel and let rise until doubled.
• Roll out to 1/2" thick, cutting with a doughnut cutter.
• Let rise again, 30-45 minutes.
• Fry until golden on one side then flip and do the other side. This takes just a few minutes per side.
• Drain on paper towels and dip in glaze.
• Glaze mixture:.
• Mix Karo syrup, vanilla, powdered sugar and 2 T. hot water together.
• If consistency is not thin enough, add the other tablespoon water.
• Roll doughnuts in glaze while still warm.

AMISH DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Blend shortening into sifted dry ingredients. Combine egg yolks with potatoes. Add to dry ingredients. Add yeast to cooled milk. Gradually blend into other mixture. Let rise for 40 minutes. Cut and let rise again. Roll dough 3/8-inch thick. Fry in hot fat. Glaze.
• GLAZE:.
• Add 3 tablespoons water to 1 cup powdered sugar. Dip donuts into mixture.

AMISH DOUGHNUTS RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• Doughnuts Add sugar, salt, and margarine to hot milk. Cool to lukewarm. Add yeast and sugar to warm water. Let rise for 5 minutes. Pour both liquids together plus eggs and add flour, After last flour has been added knead for 10 minutes. Let rise 1 hour and knead again. Let rise 1 hour and punch down and roll to 1 /2 inch and cut. Put on floured pan, let rise and deep fat fry at 350. Glaze while still warm MAPLE SYRUP GLAZE In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, maple extract and milk; stir well. Add additional milk, if needed, to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over donuts.

SWEDISH DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Add the potatoes, buttermilk, butter and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and ginger; gradually add to egg mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. doughnut cutter. In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. , Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Roll warm doughnuts in sugar if desired.