Sugar Doughnuts

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 1/2 cups sifted flour, plus more
• sifted flour, for rolling
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 large egg yolks
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup milk
• 6 cups vegetable oil, for frying
• 1/2 cup superfine sugar, blended with
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, lightly beat yolks on medium speed. gradually add sugar, beating until pale and slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. mix in butter. add flour mixture alternately with milk, stirring with wooden spoon until combined.
• 3 on well-floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll dough into 1/2 inch thickness. let rest 15 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, heat oil to 365º (a cube of bread will be browned and crisp after 1 minute) in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat.
• 5 cut into doughnuts with 2 3/4-inch round cutter along with a 3/4-inch round cutter for the centers. gather scraps and re-roll if needed.
• 6 coating – place cinnamon-sugar in a small bowl.
• 7 carefully slip the doughnuts and the doughnut holes, 3 or 4 at a time into the hot oil. fry until golden about 2 to 3 minutes per batch. drain on paper towels, then transfer while still warm to the cinnamon sugar mix, coat all over. serve warm.