Moms Cheat Doughnuts Recipes

MY MOM'S RAISED DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Pour 1/2 cup of warm water into a small bowl, and stir in the yeast and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Allow the yeast mixture to stand until it forms a creamy foam layer on top, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Place milk and vegetable shortening into a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook until the shortening has melted and the milk has tiny bubbles around the edge. Remove from heat.
• Place 1/4 cup of sugar and the salt into the work bowl of a large stand mixer and pour the milk and shortening into the bowl. Mix on low speed just to dissolve sugar; and allow mixture to stand until warm.
• Beat in the yeast mixture, eggs, and 1 cup of flour on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Continue beating the dough on low speed until dough leaves the sides of the bowl, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 2 or 3 more minutes.
• Form the dough into a ball and place into a large greased bowl. Grease the top of the dough, and cover the bowl with waxed paper. Set the bowl into a warm place; let the dough rise until doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down the dough and roll out on a floured work surface to 1/2 inch thick. Cut doughnuts out of the dough with a 3 1/2-inch round doughnut cutter with a 1-inch smaller cutter in the center. Let the doughnuts rise on the work surface until very light and fluffy, 40 minutes to 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Gently pick up and drop the doughnuts into the hot oil, working in small batches of 2 or 3 at a time, and cook until the doughnuts are light golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes.
• Drain the doughnuts on paper towels to absorb oil.
• In a bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of warm water and vanilla extract, and stir in the confectioners' sugar to make a glaze. Spread a thin layer of glaze over the warm doughnuts.

GRANNY'S CINNAMON SUGAR DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Mix together the shortening, sugar, and egg yolks. Into another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices. Stir into the first mixture alternately with 1 cup milk. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened, handling dough as little as possible. Roll dough to about 3/8-inch thickness on a floured cloth covered surface. Let rolled out dough stand for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat deep fat to 370°. Fat should be at least 1 1/2 inches deep. Fat is ready when a doughnut center browns in about 1 minute. Keep temperature as steady as possible. Cut doughnuts out with floured 2 1/2 or 3-inch doughnut cutter.
• Fry doughnuts in the hot fat, turning carefully with a wooden spoon handle when the first crack appears. Continue cooking and turning until browned nicely. This will take about 1 1/2 minute total frying time.
• Mix cinnamon and sugar in brown paper bags and drop hot doughnuts into mix, shaking to coat.

MOM'S CHEAT DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In deep fat fryer or heavy saucepan, heat about 1 quart oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Separate dough into 10 biscuits.
• Cut hole in center of biscuits, using small cookie cutter.
• Fry biscuits and holes in oil at 350 degrees Fahrenheit a few at a time for about 1-1/2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Add cinnamon sugar (optional): While warm, roll in sugar or cinnamon and sugar mix.
• Add glaze (optional):.
• Mix together powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Dip donuts in the glaze.

MOM'S CHEAT DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy saucepan or deep fat fryer, heat about 1 quart of oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• 2. Separate dough into 10 biscuits.
• 3. Cut hole into center of each biscuit using a small cookie cutter.
• 4. Fry biscuits and holes in hot oil a few at a time for about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• 5. Drain on paper towels.
• 6. While still warm, roll in sugar or cinnamon and sugar mixture.
• 7. Hope you enjoy these as much as we did growing up.

CHEATS DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• in a wide bowl, whisk the eggs with the water until well combined. put aside.
• in a wide bowl, mix the sugar and cinnamon together. put aside.
• using a sharp knife, push the knife through the middle of each roll, lengthwise, from end to end but not quite all the way through. you are just making a pocket in the roll.
• FOR THE BANANA "DOUGHNUTS":.
• cut the bananas in half lengthwise, then in half again so that a piece fits in each roll.
• fill a frypan with about an inch of oil and heat on medium high heat.
• when hot, dip 3 - 4 rolls (or how ever many you can fit in the pan) in the egg, coating them all over then place them in the hot oil.
• fry, turning, to evenly brown each side. remove from pan, shake off excess oil then roll in the cinnamon sugar.
• serve hot as they are, or as a dessert with custard or ice cream.
• TO MAKE THE JAM OR NUTELLA "DOUGHNUTS":.
• split the rolls as above and fill with a couple of heaped teaspoons of jam or nutella.
• cook as above.
• NOTE: the amount of bananas you use just depends on how many you wish to make. they are optional. just make the jam and nutella if desired.