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My Mom's Raised Doughnuts

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180 min

My Mom's Raised Doughnuts

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Time

180 min

Serving

24 persons

Calories

207

Rating

4.00★ (234)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
I used to make these with Mom as a little girl. She would make dozens a week and give to neighborhood kids. I would coat them with that ooey good frosting. I recently won a blue ribbon with this recipe. It was also featured and put in newspapers all over the U.S. Then it was voted as 1 of 100 top recipes to be put in the 2011 Members Choice cookbook. They are like eating a flavored cloud. So light and fluffy. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Ingredients

  • warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C): 0.5 cup
  • active dry yeast: 2 packages (.25 ounce packages)
  • white sugar: 1 tsp
  • milk, lukewarm: 0.75 cup
  • vegetable shortening: 0.33333 cup
  • white sugar: 0.25 cup
  • salt: 1 tsp
  • eggs: 2 piece
  • sifted all-purpose flour: 4 cups
  • quarts vegetable oil for frying: 2 piece
  • warm water: 1 Tbsp
  • vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
  • confectioners' sugar, sifted: 1 cup

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  1. 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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  2. 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. Remove from heat.
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  3. 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. Mix on low speed just to dissolve sugar; and allow mixture to stand until warm.
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  4. 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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  5. Continue beating the dough on low speed until dough leaves the sides of the bowl, 2 to 3 minutes.
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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Punch down the dough and roll out on a floured work surface to 1/2 inch thick. Cut doughnuts out of the dough with a 3 1/2-inch round doughnut cutter with a 1-inch smaller cutter in the center. Let the doughnuts rise on the work surface until very light and fluffy, 40 minutes to 1 hour.
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  9. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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  10. 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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  11. Drain the doughnuts on paper towels to absorb oil.
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  12. In a bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of warm water and vanilla extract, and stir in the confectioners' sugar to make a glaze. Spread a thin layer of glaze over the warm doughnuts.
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