Grandma's Old-Fashioned Doughnuts {Or Donuts??}

Whether you lot spell it doughnuts or donuts, Grandma's Old-Fashioned Doughnuts are the BEST! Serve upward these cakey beauties manifestly or coated all about inwards cinnamon sugar. Just similar Grandma used to make!

As nosotros approach Mother's Day this coming weekend, I idea it was solely appropriate that I part 1 of my Mom's favorite recipes that I loved making alongside her growing up. As an extra particular process on occasion, Mom used to whip out the deep fryer pan in addition to we'd have got fun together whipping upward a batch of these homemade old-fashioned donuts.

Fresh in addition to warm correct out the crude oil in addition to rolled all about inwards cinnamon-sugar, these donuts are only divine.

Yes, these Old-Fashioned Doughnuts are a 3-generations-old recipe inwards our family. And truth hold out told, they may larn dorsum fifty-fifty further than that.

And you lot know what? This recipe is 1 that Mom also has fond memories of her Mother making for her.

Yes, these Old-Fashioned Doughnuts are a 3-generations-old recipe inwards our family. And truth hold out told, they may larn dorsum fifty-fifty further than that.

Goodness solely knows where my Grandmother got this recipe, but I wouldn't hold out at all surprised if it was passed downward to her from the generations earlier her.

But earlier nosotros beak nigh these cakey beauties, I've exactly gotta inquire ... are these old-fashioned doughnuts ... or donuts??

I've ever spelled the give-and-take for these tasty lilliputian circular treats every bit d-o-n-u-t-s. But subsequently a lilliputian digging, it appears that the dictionary-approved spelling is d-o-u-g-h-n-u-t-s.

I gauge the lexicon in addition to I are exactly going to have got to grip to disagree.

And when it comes to doughnuts, spelling isn't the solely matter people disagree on.

I've ever spelled the give-and-take for these tasty lilliputian circular treats every bit d-o-n-u-t-s. But subsequently a lilliputian digging, it appears that the dictionary-approved spelling is d-o-u-g-h-n-u-t-s.

There's also neat scrap on baked vs. fried ... manifestly vs. sugared vs. glazed ... chocolate vs. no chocolate ... yeasted vs. cake ... And oh, I could larn on in addition to on ...

And piece all types have got their merit ... given my start choice, I'll have got a skilful old-fashioned fried cake donut coated inwards cinnamon carbohydrate whatever day.

Just. like. these.

Mix upward a uncomplicated cake-type dough ... whorl them out ... in addition to cutting them alongside a donut cutter ...

Then modest fry them upward ... and, piece they're however toasty warm ... whorl them about inwards some cinnamon carbohydrate to larn them all skilful in addition to coated.

And thence ... be-still my donut loving heart! Grandma's Old-Fashioned Doughnuts are the BEST!

When it comes to Grandma's doughnuts, I gauge Mom in addition to I are jusssssst going to have got to grip to disagree on how to best bask them.

My Mom though? She takes her sometime fashioned doughnuts plain. No cinnamon. No sugar. Just manifestly ... alongside a lilliputian dab of peanut butter spread on each bite.

When it comes to Grandma's doughnuts, I gauge Mom in addition to I are jusssssst going to have got to grip to disagree on how to best bask them.

Because inwards my book, they exactly must have got that cinnamon-sugar coating!

Grandma's Old-Fashioned Doughnuts

Source: My Grandmother
(Printable recipe)
Ingredients

1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
3 1/2 T. butter, softened
1 1/2 c. milk
1 egg
6 c. all-purpose flour
4 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
Canola oil, vegetable oil, or melted shortening for frying

For Cinnamon Sugar Coating:

1 c. granulated sugar
1 1/2 T. ground cinnamon

Directions

Cream 1 1/2 cups carbohydrate in addition to softened butter. Add milk, egg, 3 cups all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, in addition to nutmeg; mix good alongside an electrical mixer. Mix inwards an additional two 1/2 to 3 cups flour to shape a soft dough that tin hold out rolled out.
On a lightly floured surface, whorl out dough to 1/2-inch thickness. {Make certain it's 1/2-inch thick thinner doesn't prepare a tender cakey inside, in addition to thicker volition Pb to insides existence undercooked.} Use a doughnut cutter to cutting rounds, flouring the cutter betwixt each cut. Gather upward dough scraps in addition to re-roll; cutting additional doughnuts. {Re-roll solely once, every bit over worked dough results inwards tough doughnuts.}
Use a deep fatty fryer {according to manufacturer directions} or large 6-quart Dutch oven to modest fry doughnuts inwards modest batches. If using a Dutch oven, pour inwards canola oil, vegetable oil, or melted shortening to one-inch depth; oestrus over medium oestrus to 375 degrees, using a thermometer to monitor the temperature.* Once crude oil is at temperature, occupation tongs to identify inwards 3 to v doughnuts. Fry until low-cal golden dark-brown all over, nigh 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side, turning alongside tongs or a slotted spoon 1 time or twice during cooking. Line a baking canvass or wire rack alongside double thickness of newspaper towels. Remove cooked doughnuts from crude oil alongside tongs in addition to identify on the newspaper towels to drain. Repeat inwards modest batches.
Combine 1 loving cup granulated carbohydrate in addition to 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon inwards a pie plate or other shallow dish. Let doughnuts represent nigh 1 infinitesimal until exactly cool plenty to touch, thence whorl inwards cinnamon carbohydrate to coat. Place dorsum on newspaper towels to cool completely.

* Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 COUPLE OF NOTES ABOUT OIL: While I at 1 time occupation canola crude oil to modest fry my donuts, it is our family's sense that melted shortening creates a fluffier, to a greater extent than tender donut. Also, crude oil temperature is rattling of import for properly cooked doughnuts - Oil likewise hot cooks the outsides likewise fast piece leaving the insides undercooked, in addition to crude oil to cool results inwards greasy doughnuts. Monitor crude oil temperature alongside a thermometer, in addition to allow crude oil to come upward dorsum upward to temperature betwixt batches.

Makes roughly 3 dozen donuts.

Enjoy!

You mightiness also bask these other tasty breakfast treats:

Oatmeal Muffins

Whole Wheat Waffles

Glazed Poppy Seed Muffins alongside Strawberry Butter

Double Blueberry Muffins alongside Citrus Sugar

Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

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