Get out your Better Homes and Gardens "New" Cookbook and check out the cake donut / doughnut recipe. [What's up with the different spellings anyway?] We double it (all except the sugar which we use brown sugar and leave half off) and use whole wheat flour instead of white. No, this is not exactly a 'health food' ... but at least it's whole wheat, right?! If you don't have this cookbook, I'm sure any cake donut/doughnut recipe will do. Just keep in mind that you can half the sugar and you do not have to slather it with icing. I made a cinnamon sugar mix (1/4c white sugar and 1T cinnamon) that I dipped the top halves of the doughnuts in. Considering how many we made, this is a minimal amount of added sugar and still much less than what they would have started with had I used the full amount in the recipe.
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| Here is our happy helper Paul. He seemed to enjoy the task of cutting out the doughnuts. |
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| Cook till golden brown on both sides ... be sure to keep the temp low enough that the oil does not smoke! |
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| One of the best parts ... licking your fingers :) |
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| YUM! This picture was taken when we were about half way through ... so we had about double this amount when done. |
We each had one after supper and shared with others outside the house. The elderly we visit especially appreciate homemade goodies :)
YUM! Those look GOOD! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGod bless,
Ashley
I have not made homemade donuts in a long time.They look good.
ReplyDeleteThey are good :)
ReplyDeleteRenee ... I've been so busy lately but you have been on my mind. I pray all is well.
its been hard Joanne, Great uncle passed, funeral tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of oil did you use?
ReplyDeleteAnna - we used canola oil.
ReplyDeleteTo all - I know deep frying is not healthy ... we do stuff like this only a few times a year and make sure to have a crowd that way we only get a little each :)
Renee - Sorry to hear that. I pray all went well at the funeral?