by
Morwen
Dear, dear, dear, I really haven't been posting as often as I should. Naughty me!
Lately I have been making a lot of doughnuts. I just adore them and can't get enough. And since they are so scrumptiously delicious, I decided to share the recipe with you all. This recipe came from an Amish woman whom we knew when I was little. They taste even better if you use apple cider instead of milk, and eat them while drinking apple cider.
3 1/3 cups Flour *
1 cup Sugar **
3 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Salt
2 TBSP Butter
2 Eggs
3/4 cup Milk
Vanilla
Heat Fat or Oil 3 to 4 inches deep to 370 Fahrenheit.
Mix together dry ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix together wet ingredients. Pour into dry and mix thoroughly. Roll dough 3/8" thick and fry! Enjoy!
* Depending on the humidity where you live, you might have to add more Flour.
** I use 1/2 cup Honey instead of Sugar. If doing so, mix it with the wet ingredients and don't forget it! I speak from experience! They don't taste all that great if you forget it!
There are also different toppings that I enjoy. You can just roll them in Powdered Sugar and they are amazing that way, but here are a few of the toppings I have used.
Chocolate Sauce
1/4 cup Butter
3 TBSP Honey
1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Vanilla
Melt Butter and Honey together. Stir in Cocoa Powder and Vanilla. Cool slightly and dip Doughnuts in. Gobble up!
Lemon Frosting
1/4 cup Butter, softened
2 cups + Powdered Sugar (you may need more than 2 cups to reach the right consistency for spreading.
1 TBSP Lemon Juice**
Stir 1 cup of the Powdered Sugar into the butter. Add Lemon Juice and mix in thoroughly. Stir in the rest of the Sugar. Spread and enjoy!
**You can substitute pretty much anything for the Lemon Juice if you want a different flavor. I have used Apple Juice, Raspberry Lemonade, Milk and Orange Juice.
