Homemade Doughnuts
"I've always wanted to make homemade doughnuts. I've made apple cider doughnuts and baked caked donuts before, but they were of the cake variety. Yeast doughnuts, however, have been on my baking to do list..."
INGREDIENTS
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4 1/2 teaspoons SAF Instant yeast (or 2 envelopes active dry yeast)
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1/4 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
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1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk (see note above)
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 large eggs
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1/3 cup shortening
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5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 quart vegetable oil for frying
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1/3 cup butter
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
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4 tablespoons hot water or as needed
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1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa (sifted)
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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2-4 tablespoons milk
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2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
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1 teaspoon Mapeline (maple extract)
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2-4 tablespoons milk
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2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
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1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
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2-4 tablespoons milk
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1/4 cup white sugar
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1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
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Just powdered sugar! :)
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