Plain Cake Doughnuts recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 dash ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons melted butter
½ cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 quart oil for frying

Nutrition Info

201.9 calories
carbohydrate: 25 g
cholesterol: 21.4 mg
fat: 10.1 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 3 g
saturatedFat: 2.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 301.8 mg
sugar: 8.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk and egg until smooth. Knead lightly, then turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll or pat to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with a doughnut cutter, or use two round biscuit cutters of different sizes.

  3. Carefully drop doughnuts into hot oil, a few at a time. Do not overcrowd pan or oil may overflow. Fry, turning once, for 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels.

Recipe Yield

12 doughnuts

Recipe Note

A simple cake doughnut lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Coat with cinnamon-sugar, or a confectioners' sugar glaze.

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