Grandmas Baked Donuts Food

GRANDMA'S LIGHT-AS-A-FEATHER DOUGHNUT RECIPE

Steps:

• Place water into a glass measuring cup and warm until it reaches the temperature of a baby's bottle. Add yeast and allow it to activate until it doubles in size. (You can add a pinch of sugar to help "kick start" and speed-up the activation process if you'd like.)
• In a medium saucepan heat milk, sugar, salt and butter over low heat just until butter is dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
• Gently stir yeast into cooled milk mixture. Add slightly beaten egg.
• Add flour (one cup at a time); incorporate well.
• Sprinkle a light dusting of flour onto dry, flat work surface. Knead dough until it resembles a soft baby's bottom.
• Place ball of dough into a large, lightly buttered mixing bowl and add a light coating of butter to the top of the dough. Cover with a clean tea towel and set in a sunny warm spot in your home.
• When dough has doubled in size, gently punch it in the center with your fist; roll it onto your floured working surface.
• Using a rolling pin, roll dough out to 1/2" thickness. (You may need to add additional sprinkles of flour to prevent sticking.) Cut doughnut shapes out using a doughnut cutter or two different sized biscuit cutters (3-inch and a 1 1/2-inch).
• Place doughnut on baking sheets lined with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Cover again with tea towel and place back in sunny warm spot.
• When doughnuts have doubled in size, remove tea towel.
• Fry in oil that has been preheated to 375 degrees F. approximately 45 - 55 seconds per side, or until golden brown. Remove doughnuts from oil and immediately place them onto folded paper towels.
• Repeat the frying process for the doughnut holes but shortening the frying time to approx. 30 - 40 seconds.
• In a separarte mixing bowl, combine all glaze ingredients; mix well. Dip each doughnut into the glaze, coating as evenly as possible (dip one, or both sides). Run a long handled spoon through the center of each doughnut, hold it up and allow excess glaze to drip for a couple seconds. Place doughnuts onto cooling rack. (Now is the time to add candy sprinkle, chopped nuts, mini chocolate chips, etc...)
• When the glaze has harden, the doughnuts are ready to serve.

GRANDMA'S OLD-FASHIONED CAKE DONUTS

Steps:

• Beat eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer until whipped to a creamy color. Mix in sugar gradually until well blended. Mix in buttermilk and vanilla extract. Mix in butter.
• Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together in a separate bowl. Beat 1/2 of the mixture into the sugar mixture until well blended; beat in remaining 1/2. Let batter rest for 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead as little as possible until it comes together. Roll dough out using a rolling pin until it is 3/8-inch thick; cut into donut shapes.
• Lower donuts carefully into the hot oil and cook until light brown, 2 to 3 minutes, turning once. Remove from oil and let cool on a wire rack.

GRANDMA'S DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Separate out the biscuits and cut a hole in the middle of each one, like you would a doughnut. You can get creative on this part and make different shapes. Just be sure not to make them too thick in any places, or they will not cook all the way through.
• Carefully slide doughnuts into hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain briefly on wire racks placed over baking sheets.
• Place the confectioners' sugar in a bowl and roll the hot doughnuts in the sugar.

GRANDMA'S BAKED DONUTS

Steps:

• 1. Sift together the flour , baking powder , salt , nutmeg and sugar.
• 2. Mix together beaten eggs with milk and the oil ; Add ALL at once to the flour mixture and blend well.
• 3. Add raisins to the dough mixture.
• 4. Turn out onto a floured surface , knead lightly.
• 5. NOTE : If the dough is sticky , add small amounts of flour until the right consistency to roll , but not to much you don't want a stiff dough.
• 6. Roll to 1/2" thickness and use a donut cutter ' Place on a greased cookie sheet ; brush with the melted butter.
• 7. Bake @ 375° for 10-15 minutes . Cool and roll in powdered sugar.

SUPER EASY DONUTS

Steps:

• Mix the hot roll mix according to directions on back of the box.
• Cover and let rise in warm 80-85 degree area for 30-35 minutes.
• Punch dough down.
• Heat about 2 to 2 1/2 inches of oil in a large sauce pot.
• Pinch off pieces of the dough and stretch out a little bit, poking holes into the dough 2-3 holes for each piece of dough.
• Fry in hot oil until nice and brown on one side flip over to brown on other side.
• Remove from oil and dust with powdered sugar, or whatever favorite frosting etc. and enjoy.

POTATO DONUTS, GRANDMA'S RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl combine mashed potatoes, sugar, buttermilk, and eggs, mix well. Stir in butter, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt. Then add enough flour to make a soft dough (6 1/2 to 7 cups).
• 2. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and knead a few times until smooth. Pat dough out to a rectangle about 3/4 inch thick. Cut doughnuts with a 2 1/2 inch floured doughnut cutter. (Or use a 2 1/2 inch circle cutter and cut center hole with a 1/2 inch round cutter.) Save holes to fry. Pat out other scraps of dough again into a 3/4 inch thick rectangle. Continue cutting out doughnuts and holes until all dough is used.
• 3. Heat 1 inch of oil in a large heavy skillet. Temperature should be 375 degrees. Use a thermometer if possible or try frying a doughnut hole to ascertain correct temperature like Grandma did. Fry doughnuts 2 minutes on each side or until a nice golden brown color. Drain on paper towels. Allow to cool slightly and then frost or sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.
• 4. For powdered sugar frosting use 3 cups powdered sugar, a pinch of salt, 1/2 teaspon vanilla, and 4 tablespoons of milk. Mix well. Frosting should be quite thin and runny. Drizzle heavily over warm doughnuts on a wire rack. Allow extra frosting to drip off doughnuts and then flip them over and repeat on second side. Let frosting dry before storing in a sealed container like a cookie tin or plastic dish.