Posted by ehme on December 24th, 2008 in Uncategorized

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Just in time for Christmas!  My Mom used to make this donuts on Christmas morning.  So tasty.  This recipe came from the Gold Medal Flour bag.

• 2 T. shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flours
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 c. buttermilk or sour milk
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg or cinnamon or 2 tsp vanilla (the amount and kind of spices may be varied to suit individual taste)

Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, and cream thoroughly.  Blend in well beaten eggs.

Sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt and spices together, and stir them into the creamed mixture alternately with the liquid.  Blend in vanilla (if used).  chill dough 2 hours to make easier to handle.

Turn part of dough onto lightly floured cloth-covered board.  Round up, then roll out gently 1/3 to 1/2 in. thick. Cut with floured doughnut cutter.  Lift with floured hands or wide spatula and drop into hot fat.  Repeat until done.

To Fry Doughnuts:

Have fat about 4 inches deep (It will take about 4 lbs of fat) in a deep, heavy kettle.  Fry as many at a time as can be turned easily.  As soon as doughnut rises to surface and shows a little color, turn it over.  Turn again as soon as underside becomes brown (about 3 minutes), lift from fat with a long two-tined fork thrust through hole, do not prick doughnuts.  Drain over kettle.  Then place on absorbent paper in warm place to drain.  Keep the temp at 390 (or when a cube of bread browns in the fat in 40 seconds.)  Temp should be at 370-380 while doughnuts are frying.  (Oil will cool when you put the doughnuts in.)

Recipe makes about 2 1/2 to 3 dozen doughnuts.

To Sugar Doughnuts:  Just before serving, place a little confectioners or granulated sugar in a paper bag.  Drop in one doughnut at a time, hold bag shut, and shake.

To Glaze Doughnuts: Add 1/3 c. boiling water gradually to 1 c. confectioners sugar.  Mix well.  Dip warm doughnuts into warm glaze.

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Yum.  This is the only tradition that I still do on Christmas.  Presents? no.  Cards? no.  Tree and lights?  no.  Doughnuts?  Hell yes.