Tropfkrapfen (drop Doughnuts)

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large egg yolks, beaten
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 4 cups unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup buttermilk or 3/4 cup sour milk
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter and sugar.
• 2 stir in egg yolks and whole egg; blend.
• 3 in a separate bowl, sift all dry ingredients except the confectioners' sugar; add to creamed mixture, alternating with buttermilk.
• 4 stir to mix all ingredients.
• 5 cook by dropping spoonsfuls of dough into 375 degree f deep fat.
• 6 fry a few at a time, to keep fat temperature constant.
• 7 turn to brown on all sides.
• 8 drain on paper towels; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.