Cake Donuts
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup (225 ml) sugar
- 3-1/2 cups (825 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
- 1/2 tsp (2 ml) nutmeg
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) melted butter
- 1 cup (225 ml) milk
- hot oil for frying, 2 or 3 inches deep
- confectioner's sugar, cinnamon sugar, or thin glaze to coat
Instructions
- Beat eggs until light and lemon colored.
- Gradually beat in sugar. Continue beating until mixture is thick and ribbony.
- Sift together dry ingredients.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the egg mixture, stirring until moist.
- Chill dough until firm enough to handle.
- Turn out 1/2 of dough onto a lightly floured board.
- Let stand 15 minutes.
- Roll dough 3/4 inch thick. Cut.
- Let stand 15 minutes to form a light crust.
- Fry 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side in hot (365 degrees) oil.
- Drain on absorbent toweling.
- Coat as desired.
