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Cake Doughnuts with Cinnamon Sugar

Source of Recipe


From "American Desserts" by Wayne Harley Brachman






List of Ingredients



• 4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
  
• 1 cup granulated sugar
  
• 3 large eggs
  
• 3/4 cup milk
  
• 1 Tbsp dark rum (preferably Jamaican)
  
• Vegetable oil (preferably canola), for frying
  
• Confectioners' sugar or Cinnamon Sugar (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
   
   
2. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until blended. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated.
   
   
3. Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then add the milk and rum. Finally, beat in the remainder of the flour mixture, forming a soft dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
   
   
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll half the dough out in a layer 1/2-inch thick. If it is too sticky to roll, sprinkle flour on the dough and the rolling pin. With a floured 2-1/4-inch doughnut cutter or round cookie cutter (if using the latter, you will also need to cut a center hole with a 3/4-inch round cutter), cut out the doughnuts and transfer them to a lightly floured plate or cookie sheet. Lightly cover the doughnuts with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 more minutes.
   
   
5. Meanwhile, in a deep fryer, heavy saucepan or deep skillet, heat at least 1/2-inch of oil to 365° F. With a spatula, carefully slide 3 doughnuts into the oil. When their undersides are golden brown, turn them with a slotted spoon or spatula. When the second sides brown, lift them out with a slotted spoon and drain them on paper towels. Dust liberally with confectioners' sugar.
   
   Makes 24 doughnuts.
   
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   You can also coat the doughnuts with:
   
   CINNAMON SUGAR
   
   • 1 tsp cinnamon
   • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
   
   In a paper bag, mix the sugar and cinnamon together. Add the doughnuts, 3 or 4 at a time, and shake, shake, shake.