Mary Jean's Cake Donuts
Cake Donuts, Baked or Fried 3 cups Sylvan Border Farm General Purpose Flour 1 cups sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 ½ teaspoon xanthan gum ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons softened butter 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ cups milk Whip eggs with milk and vanilla. Mix with remaining ingredients until well combined. To Bake: Pour mixture into donut pan so that sections are about ¾ filled. Place into a preheated oven for 15 minutes at 325 , donuts are ready when toothpick pressed into mixture comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool. To Fry: Heat oil (2 to 3 inches) in deep-fat fryer or heavy kettle to 375 . Roll out dough on floured wax paper to d inch thick. Cut with floured donut cutter or shape into bars. Slide donuts into heated oil. Turn donuts as they rise to the top. Fry until golden brown, 1 to 1 ½ minutes on each side. Remove from oil; do not prick donut. Drain on paper towels. To dress up donuts shake a few at a time in a zip lock bag with powered sugar or cinnamon sugar. For glazed donuts, melt 2 tablespoons of confectionery sugar in 2 tablespoons of hot water, sprinkles, nuts and shaved chocolate can be dropped onto glaze.
Cake Donuts, Baked or Fried 3 cups Sylvan Border Farm General Purpose Flour 1 cups sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 ½ teaspoon xanthan gum ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons softened butter 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ cups milk Whip eggs with milk and vanilla. Mix with remaining ingredients until well combined. To Bake: Pour mixture into donut pan so that sections are about ¾ filled. Place into a preheated oven for 15 minutes at 325 , donuts are ready when toothpick pressed into mixture comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool. To Fry: Heat oil (2 to 3 inches) in deep-fat fryer or heavy kettle to 375 . Roll out dough on floured wax paper to d inch thick. Cut with floured donut cutter or shape into bars. Slide donuts into heated oil. Turn donuts as they rise to the top. Fry until golden brown, 1 to 1 ½ minutes on each side. Remove from oil; do not prick donut. Drain on paper towels. To dress up donuts shake a few at a time in a zip lock bag with powered sugar or cinnamon sugar. For glazed donuts, melt 2 tablespoons of confectionery sugar in 2 tablespoons of hot water, sprinkles, nuts and shaved chocolate can be dropped onto glaze.