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    Baked Doughnuts with Cinnamon Glaze


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    List of Ingredients




    5 cups Flour -- divided
    2/3 cup Sugar
    2 packages Active dry yeast
    1 teaspoon Salt
    1 teaspoon Lemon peel -- grated
    1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg -- ground
    2 cups Milk -- divided
    1/2 cup Butter or margarine
    2 Eggs
    2 cups Powdered sugar -- sifted
    1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

    Recipe



    1. Combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, salt, lemon peel and nutmeg
    in large bowl.
    2. Combine 1-3/4 cups milk and butter in 1 quart saucepan.
    Heat over low heat until mixture is 120-130*.
    (Butter does not need to completely melt).
    3. Gradually beat milk mixture into flour mixture with electric
    mixer at low speed. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes
    scraping down side of bowl once.
    4. Beat in eggs and 1 cup flour at low speed.
    Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes, scraping down side of bowl once.
    5. Stir in enough additinal flour, about 2 cups with wooden
    spoon to make soft dough. Cover with greased plastic wrap;
    refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
    6. Punch down dough. Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface.
    Kenad dough about 1 minute or until dough is no longer sticky,
    adding remaining 1/2 cup flour to prevent sticking if necessary.
    7. Grease 2 large baking sheets. Roll out dough to 1/2 inch
    thickness with lightly floured rolling pin.
    Cut dough with floured 2-3/4 inch doughnut cutter.
    Reroll scraps reserving doughnut holes.
    8. Place doughnuts and holdes 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
    Cover with towels; let rise inwarm place abou 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
    9. To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar and cinnamon in small bowl.
    Stir in enough remaining milk, about 1/4 cup to thin glaze to
    desired consistency. Cover and set aside.
    10. Preheat oven to 400*. Place pieces of waxed paper under wire
    racks to keep counter clean.
    11. Bake doughnuts and holes 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
    Remove from pan with spatula; cool on wire racks 5 minutes.
    12. Dip warm doughnuts into glaze. Place right side up on racks,
    allowing glaze to drip down sides.
    These are best when served warm.

 

 

 


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