Drop Doughnuts Recipes Recipezaar

DROP DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Mix together wet ingredients and incorporate into dry. Stir until smooth.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls(no bigger) into hot oil (365 degrees, no hotter), turning after a few moments until golden brown on all sides.
• Remove and drain.
• Roll in cinnamon sugar while still warm and serve.

BUTTERMILK NUTMEG DROP DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Add vegetable oil to a large, heavy Dutch oven or deep-fryer to a depth of about 3 inches. Slowly heat the oil until it registers 365 to 375 degrees on a candy or deep-fry thermometer.
• Meanwhile, sift 1 cup of the flour and the salt, baking powder and baking soda into a large mixing bowl. Add the nutmeg and sugar and stir well with a wire whisk to thoroughly blend. Sift the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour into a small bowl and set aside. In a third bowl, lightly beat the egg and the egg white, then stir in the buttermilk and cooled melted butter. Add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients all at once, then stir with a large looped whisk or a wooden spoon until the batter is almost smooth. Gradually beat in the remaining flour, stirring just enough to moisten the flour and smooth out most of the lumps. Do not overbeat the batter or it may become gluey and the fritters will be tough.
• Have a large plate lined with several layers of paper towel near the stove. Place the cinnamon sugar in a shallow bowl and have a second platter ready to hold the finished doughnuts. When the oil has reached the right temperature, gently drop spoonfuls of the batter about the size of a large egg into the hot oil in batches of three or four. Cooking more fritters at a time may cause the oil temperature to drop too severely. Keep an eye on the thermometer--the temperature will initially jump when the batter is added, then drop slightly. Try to keep it within 5 or 10 degrees of 365 by playing with the number of fritters in the pot. Too low a heat will cause the fritters to absorb too much oil, while too high a heat will burn the outsides before the insides are properly cooked.
• Fry the doughnuts for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side, turning once or twice so they cook evenly. When they are a deep amber brown, transfer them to the paper towels with a pair of tongs or a slotted spoon. Let the fritters cool for a minute or so, then roll them in the cinnamon sugar and set them on the platter (or, as in my house, directly into somebody's open, waiting hand). Allow the temperature of the oil to recover before adding the next batch of doughnuts and repeat until all of the batter is used. Like most fritters, these doughnuts are best eaten as soon as they are fried, as they tend to get soggy and unappetizing with standing.

GLUTEN-FREE DOUGHNUT HOLES ( GLUTEN-FREE DOUGHNUTS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a deep fryer (375°F ). You will need at least one -two inches deep of oil. Whilst the oil is heating, prepare the doughnut recipe. Do not leave the heating oil unattended.
• Using a saucepan, heat the water and butter until boiling point is reached. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
• Dump in the potato starch, sugar and salt. Stir until the mixture forms a ball and has pulled away from the sides of the saucepan. (Much like making a choux pastry).
• With an electric mixer, add in the eggs -one at a time. Beat well between adding each egg.
• Drop the batter into the heated oil by small rounded teaspoonfuls, a few at a time. The doughnut holes will puff up as they are cooking to about 1 1/2 inches. Turn them throughout cooking to brown evenly. They'll take approx 5 minutes to cook. Remove from the heat and drain on paper towels.
• While still warm shake them in a plastic bag with cinnamon sugar (2 tablespoons of sugar to 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon).

SFINJ -- MOROCCAN DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in a glass of lukewarm water.
• Mix all the ingredients with a glass of lukewarm water and knead thoroughly to give a light, soft, elastic dough.
• Add a little more water if necessary.
• Cover with a clean cloth and leave to rise for 3 or 4 hours.
• Take a little ball of dough in oiled hands.
• Make a hole in the center and pull it out to form a little crown.
• Drop the rings one by one into hot oil.
• Serve these fritters hot and well risen, dusted with sugar or honey.
• They are best when eaten immediately.

BAKED DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cream shortening, sugar and eggs until light.
• Sift dry ingredients.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with milk to creamed mixture.
• Mix well (this is a stiff dough).
• Add nuts (optional).
• Drop by tablespoonsful into well greased muffin tin.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• Mix cinnamon and sugar in a bag.
• Dip hot doughnut tops in melted butter.
• Toss doughnut in cinnamon and sugar mix.
• Serve hot.

EASY "DROP" DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg until thoroughly blended.
• Add oil, milk, egg and vanilla and mix well.
• Heat oil to (?) degrees. Drop by spoon into hot oil.
• Fry until light brown on both sides turning once.
• Drain well on paper towels or brown paper bag.
• Turn in or sprinkle with plain, powdered or cinnamon sugar while hot.

APPLESAUCE DROP DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; gradually add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk (the batter will be thick). , In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter a few at a time into hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels; roll in sugar while warm.

DROP DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, sugar, egg, sour cream and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; stir in potato mixture. , Heat oil in an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer to 375°. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. If desired, roll in sugar while warm.