sunday doughnuts

so i made doughnuts today and they were really simple.

i like to collect parlor tricks to show off my fancy cooking skills. i call them parlor tricks because they're actually really easy to make but everyone else will think that they're so hard and that you're so cool.

these doughnuts are a parlor trick.

1 tbs melted butter
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 cup flour

beat eggs, butter and sugar until fluffy. add vanilla and milk. add the rest of the ingredients and stir only until incorporated.
on a well floured surface roll out the dough. keep it kind of thick as it doesn't puff up that much in the oil. take out the holes and save of course.

-- i used biscuit cutters and i used a smaller size than the doughnuts in a doughnut store. i used a proportionately smaller cutter for the hole. you can also just use a drinking glass to cut the dough. just like biscuits, you can do whatever you want to make that dough into doughnuts.

pour enough oil in a medium sauce pan to fill it up halfway. i believe that it was about half a bottle of a big bottle of vegetable oil. it doesn't have to be exact you just have to make sure the doughnuts have room to fry in there. that is, an inch of oil is not enough but if your pan is brimming with oil it's too much. you'll get it.
the oil needs to be at 370F. that's important because if it's not hot enough the dough won't fry and it will just soak up the oil and that would be gross. if you've ever tried to make tempura and didn't check the oil and all you got was a bunch of soggy mess - that's what this will be like. you can get a candy thermometer or just use a regular one. careful though, i melted mine this morning. i bought another one though, phew.
once your oil is hot enough drop in the dough (don't splash!!)
they need about 30 seconds on each side but you can see when it's done.
dry on paper towels.

you can roll them in powdered sugar or make a glaze!

i only had sugar but i liked them plain too!

i brought some extras to church and they were gone in a second!

happy sunday, enjoy your doughnuts!

love,
keighty