Makes 2 dozen
These doughnuts are sweet bread dough that is rolled and cut with a doughnut cutter. After the doughnuts rise, they are cooked in hot oil; dipped in honey sauce and rolled in coconut, optional.
Ingredients
2 pkgs. active dry yeast
1 cup lukewarm water
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
6 cups flour
2 eggs beaten
Instructions
Sprinkle yeast into lukewarm water; add 2-tsp. sugar. Let yeast stand for 10 minutes, then stir.
Scald milk; add butter, sugar and salt. Cool to lukewarm and add softened yeast; mix together.
Add half the flour to make a thick batter; beat well. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in remaining flour, using only enough to make soft dough that does not stick to hands or bowl. Turn out on a lightly floured bowl; turn dough over to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
Punch down and knead lightly.
To make doughnuts:
Roll out a portion of the dough on a lightly floured board, dough should be around 1/2 thick. Cut with a doughnut cutter. Let the doughnuts rise for 15 minutes. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Cook in hot oil in a cast iron frying pan on top of the stove, or cook in a deep fryer. Cook the doughnuts about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Drain on absorbent paper or rack. When cool coat with honey sauce and roll in coconut.
Honey Syrup
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup honey
1 cup water
1 tsp. lemon juice, add after the syrup is made.
Instructions
In a saucepan mix sugar, honey and water, bring to boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Watch while boiling to make sure it does not boil over. Remove from heat and add lemon juice. Use this syrup to dip your cooked doughnuts and then roll the doughnuts in coconut.
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These doughnuts are sweet bread dough that is rolled and cut with a doughnut cutter. After the doughnuts rise, they are cooked in hot oil; dipped in honey sauce and rolled in coconut, optional.
Ingredients
2 pkgs. active dry yeast
1 cup lukewarm water
2 tsp. sugar
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar1 tsp. salt
6 cups flour
2 eggs beaten
Instructions
Sprinkle yeast into lukewarm water; add 2-tsp. sugar. Let yeast stand for 10 minutes, then stir.
Scald milk; add butter, sugar and salt. Cool to lukewarm and add softened yeast; mix together.
Add half the flour to make a thick batter; beat well. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in remaining flour, using only enough to make soft dough that does not stick to hands or bowl. Turn out on a lightly floured bowl; turn dough over to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
Punch down and knead lightly.
To make doughnuts:
Roll out a portion of the dough on a lightly floured board, dough should be around 1/2 thick. Cut with a doughnut cutter. Let the doughnuts rise for 15 minutes. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Cook in hot oil in a cast iron frying pan on top of the stove, or cook in a deep fryer. Cook the doughnuts about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Drain on absorbent paper or rack. When cool coat with honey sauce and roll in coconut.
Honey Syrup
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup honey
1 cup water
1 tsp. lemon juice, add after the syrup is made.
Instructions
In a saucepan mix sugar, honey and water, bring to boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Watch while boiling to make sure it does not boil over. Remove from heat and add lemon juice. Use this syrup to dip your cooked doughnuts and then roll the doughnuts in coconut.
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