Day 6 Recipe DONUTS!!!

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Wow, what better way to start the week off that with some HOMEMADE DONUTS!!! Rae’s recipe will bring joy to any Monday blues, the mouthwatering picture speaks all for itself.  I only wish our household wasnt so “bake/cook deprived” or I sure would try to make these in a heartbeat.

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FASTNACHT KUECHELS (Fat Tuesday Donuts)

 

3 TO 4 CUPS FLOUR

1 PACKAGE DRY YEAST

½ TEASPOON SALT

¼ CUP SUGAR

1 EGG

¼ CUP COMBINED SOLID SHORTNING  (CRISCO) AND BUTTER

1 AND ¾ CUP MILK

 

MIX 1 ½ CUP FLOUR, DRY YEAST, SALT AND SUGAR IN A LARGE BOWL
HEAT MILK AND 1/8 CUP BUTTER AND 1/8 CUP CRISCO, IN A SAUCE PAN UNTIL LUKE WARM, IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR CRISCO TO MELT, ADD TO DRY INGREDIENTS IN BOWL.
BEAT IN MIXER 2 MINUTES MEDIUM SPEED.
ADD EGG AND ½ CUP FLOUROR ENOUGH TO MAKE THICK BATTER
BEAT HIGH SPEED 2 MINUTES
STIR IN ENOUGH FLOUR TO MAKE A SOFT DOUGH
KNEAD LIGHTLY, ADD DOUGH TO BOWL COVER BOWL WITH KITCHEN TOWEL, LET RISE IN A WARM PLACE UNTIL DOUBLED IN BOWL, ABOUT 1 HOUR,
PLACE DOUGH ON LIGHTLY FLOURED SURFACE KNEAD LIGHTLY, ROOL TO ½ TO ¾ INCH THICKNESS
CUT INTO SQUARES, APPROX 3 INCHES SQUARE, LET DOUGH SIT A FEW MINUTES, ALWAYS KEEP DOUGH COVERED WITH KITCHEN TOWEL.
HEAT OIL TO 370 DEGREES,
FRY A FEW AT A TIME, BEFORE FRYING PULL THE DOUGH A BIT SO DOUGH IS THIN IN CENTER, BROWN AND THEN FLIP AND BROWN OTHER SIDE

DRAIN ON PAPER TOWEL, SPRINKLE WITH POWDERED SUGAR OR CINNAMON/GRANULATED SUGAR MIX, I PUT MINE IN A BAG AND SHAKE.

 

ENJOY!

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