Doughnuts, Made with Baking Powder

By MarieR

This recipe—from the 1953 edition—has become a favorite of todays food editors. We've updated it to use butter (and more of it!) instead of shortening, but kept its classic cinnamon-nutmeg spiciness.
BEST DOUGHNUTS
To avoid splashing hot oil and burning your fingers, lower doughnuts into the pan with a
large metal slotted spoon.

Ingredients

• Chill: 2 Hours
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg?
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup (1-stick; 4-ounces) butter, melted
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2/3 cup sugar
• (My note-I don't know if I will add the nutmeg.)
• Vegetable oil for deep-fat frying.
• Sifted powdered sugar
• or
• Cinnamon-Sugar

Details

Servings 15
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

PREP: 30 Min. Cook: 2 Min. Per Batch
CHILL TIME-2 Hours

Vegetable oil for deep-fat frying Cinnamon-Sugar or sifted powdered sugar

1. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg; set aside. In another bowl combine milk and melted butter. In a large mixing bowl combine eggs and sugar; beat with electric mixer until thick (about 5 minutes). Add milk mixture;
stir with wooden spoon to combine. Add flour mixture and stir with wooden spoon until smooth. Cover dough; CHILL 2 hours (dough will remain slightly sticky).
2. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough with a floured
2 1/2-inch round cutter. Use a 1 3/4-inch cutter to cut the hole for the doughnut. (You can also use a standard doughnut cutter.)
3. Fry 2 or 3 doughnuts at a time in deep hot fat (375°F) for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes or until brown, turning halfway through with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining doughnuts and doughnut holes.
4. Shake warm doughnuts in a bag with Cinnamon-Sugar or powdered sugar. Serve warm (or reheat each doughnut 8 to 10 seconds in microwave on high).

MAKES ABOUT j 15 DOUGHNUTS + DOUGHNUT HOLES. CINNAMON-SUGAR Stir together 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon.