How To Make Doughnuts

Items Needed

• 4 tbsp Shortening
• 1 cup Sugar (powdered)
• 2 Eggs (beaten)
• 1 cup Milk
• 2 tbsp Nutmeg powder
• ¾ tbsp Salt
• 4 cups Flour
• 4 tbsp baking powder
• Oil (for frying)
• Mixing bowl
• Pastry board/ flat surface
• Doughnut cutter 

Method

• Add the shortening and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat them to obtain a smooth paste.
• Mix the beaten eggs to the paste.
• Pour milk while stirring the paste continuously to avoid formation of any lumps.
• Next, add nutmeg powder, salt, flour, and baking powder to the mixture.
• Mix everything and knead it to make dough.
• Dust a pastry board or any flat surface with flour.
• Roll the dough on the board so that the thickness of the dough is about ¼ inch.
• Take a doughnut cutter and cut the doughnuts into shape.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Fry the doughnuts till well done.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve hot.

Yeast Raised Doughnut 

Items Needed

• 2 cups Milk
• 8 cups Flour
• 3 Egg yolks
• 1 cup plain Potatoes (mashed)
• ½ cup unsalted Butter
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 tbsp Salt
• 1 packet Yeast
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• ¼ cup warm Water
• 1 tbsp Baking Powder
• ½ tbsp Baking Soda

Method

• Take milk in a bowl and add butter, salt, and sugar to it. Mix it thoroughly.
• Add sugar and yeast in water and allow it to stand for 5 minutes.
• Add the milk mixture to it.
• Next, mix baking powder, baking soda, egg yolks, mashed potatoes, and flour with the milk. Beat to a make a smooth paste.
• Add the remaining flour, stirring continuously. Knead to make the dough.
• Grease a bowl and place the dough. Allow it to rise for two hours.
• Dust flour on a board and make rolls out of the dough, ¼ inch thick.
• Cut the rolls with a cutter. Cover and let it rise for an hour.
• Fry the rolls till golden brown.
• Sprinkle powdered sugar and serve hot or eat plain.

Tips

• You can use glaze, sugar, cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, or icing as doughnut finishes according to your taste and preference.  You can also serve your doughnuts with chocolate frosting.
• You can store the doughnuts and have them later. To store doughnuts, have them completely cooled and store them in an airtight container or plastic storage bag.