Donuts and Donut Holes

Homemade Donuts


Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups 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 butter, melted
4 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup sugar
Vegetable oil for frying
Cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar for dusting

In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg; set aside.

In another bowl combine milk and melted butter.

                                      

Using a mixer, beat eggs and sugar until thick (about 5 minutes).

                                      

Add milk mixture; stir with wooden spoon to combine.

                                      

Add flour mixture until you can no longer stir, then take and finish mixing it with your fingers.

                                      

Cover dough with plastic wrap; place in refrigerator for 2 hours.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness.

                                      

Cut dough with a floured doughnut cutter, or a 2 1/2" round cutter then a 1 1/4" round cutter.

                                      

Fry 2-3 doughnuts at a time in deep hot oil for about 2 minutes on each side or until brown. Keep an eye on them, though, because they can cook faster.

                                       

Using a slotted spoon, remove doughnuts and place onto paper towels to drain.

Repeat with remaining doughnuts and doughnut holes.

Coat still warm donuts in cinnamon sugar mixture 

                                      

or dust with powdered sugar.

                                       

Serve warm or reheat in a microwave 8-10 seconds each on high.