Add to: Recipe Box | Grocery List | Meal PlannerRecipe submitted by tbagby31522, 05/29/06
Doughnuts with a Simple GlazeIngredients (use vegan versions): 1 1/2 cups Soy milk (regular)
1/3 cup of vegetable shortening
2 packets instant yeast
2 servings of EnerG Egg replacer
1/3 cup warm (100 degree) water
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg (best if using fresh ground)
23 oz (by weight) all purpose flour
1 to 1 1/2 gallons vegetable oil for frying
Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup soy creamer
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:Heat soy milk enough to melt the shortening, then add the milk to the shortening in a small bowl.
Put yeast in another bowl with the 1/3 cup warm water let it set for about 5 minutes.
Then after 5 minutes, combine yeast and shortening in a stand mixer bowl (with paddle attachment).
Add egg substitute, salt, sugar, nutmeg, and half of the flour. Mix on low till the flour is worked in. Mix on medium for about 15 seconds. Add the rest of the flour...same thing on low then medium. This time mix for about 1-2 minutes.
Take off paddle attachment and add in the dough hook attachment (If you have a stand mixer you should have one of these) Let the dough hook work on medium speed for about 5-10 minutes until the dough looks rather smooth and it pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
Pull all the dough out and put it in a large mixing bowl for about an hour to let the dough rise and double in size.
An hour later pull the dough out and knead it on a large, flat, and floured surface. Just fold and press fold and press for a few minutes.
With a rolling pin, roll it out a little bit thicker than 1 inch.
Use a cookie cutter that’s about 2-3 inches across. Then rip little holes in the dough and set them on a floured cookie sheet. Put damp paper towels over them and let them rest for at least 30 minutes.
During those 30 minutes heat your oil to about 370 degrees...and please only try to fry these in a Dutch oven or an electric fryer.
After 30 minutes drop them in the gallon of oil a few at a time for about a minute on each side (when it’s golden and delicious looking, flip it)
Let them dry for a few minutes then eat!
For the simple frosting (that’s allot better than sugar and water), heat ingredients together in a small pan on low heat. Stir till creamy and all mixed.
Dip, flip, dip and drip, the cooled doughnuts. Allow to rest for a few more minutes while the frosting sets.
And there you have it! The best tasting doughnuts ever (I have tried vegan and non vegan ways and vegan actually tastes BETTER!) Good luck!
Serves: 12 to15 doughnuts
Preparation time: 1.5 hours
