My Mom's Raised Doughnuts

Name: My Mom's Raised Doughnuts
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 14 grams packages active dry yeast; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar, sifted; 2 eggs; 946 milliliters sifted all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters milk, lukewarm; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 liters vegetable oil for frying; 79 milliliters vegetable shortening; 1 Tbsp warm water; 59 milliliters white sugar

My Mom's Raised Doughnuts might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 209 calories, 3g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 24. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours. A mixture of vegetable shortening, confectioners' sugar, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

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.

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Sugar

Water

Yeast

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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.

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Shortening

Milk

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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.

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Shortening

Sugar

Milk

Salt

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Mix on low speed just to dissolve sugar; and allow mixture to stand until warm.

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Sugar

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.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Egg

Continue beating the dough on low speed until dough leaves the sides of the bowl, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Dough

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Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 2 or 3 more minutes.

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Dough

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.

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Dough

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Punch down the dough and roll out on a floured work surface to 1/2 inch thick.

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Punch

Roll

Cut doughnuts out of the dough with a 3 1/2-inch round doughnut cutter with a 1-inch smaller cutter in the center.

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Nuts

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).

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Cooking Oil

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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.

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Cooking Oil

Drain the doughnuts on paper towels to absorb oil.

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Cooking Oil

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