The one thing that has sounded good this whole pregnancy has been donuts… I have stopped more times then I want to admit to pick up a donut on the way to work. But it still wasn’t curing the craving for homemade fresh donuts. I bought a donut cutter many months ago but then didn’t have luck finding a recipe I loved. I then remembered my mom had one in her old Betty Crocker Cookbook, so I wrote it down last week and we made them for breakfast Sunday.
They were awesome, and definitely cured the craving… for a few days anyway 
We made cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar and chocolate. Next time I d like to try glazed.
Cake Donuts (From: Betty Crocker)
Vegetable Oil- 3 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 c. sugar
- 3t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1/2 t. cinnamon
- 1/2 t. nutmeg
- 2 T. shortening
- 1 T. vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 c. milk
Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375.
Beat 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the remaining ingridents in a large mixer bowl on low speed, scaping bowl constantly 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally 2 minutes. Stir in reamining flour.
Turn dough onto well cloth covered board; roll around lightly to coat flour. Roll gently 3/8 inch thick cut with donut cutter.
Slide donuts into hot oil. Turn donuts as they rise. Fry until golden browl 1 to 1 1/2 minutes each side. Drain off excess oil and top with topping if desired.
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YUMMY! How are you feeling these days?
I’m feeling MUCH better these days, the first 23-24 weeks or so were rough but now I am feeling great. Have a new found energy and am just loving pregnancy. You can read more about it on my personal blog http://www.carriessweetlife.com/sweetlife
Yum, those look delicious!
My mother in law gave me a donut lesson and it was really fun, except the recipe had alot more details (It took us forever). I think I’ll try your version, they look fantastic!
Mmm – homemade donuts just sound like the perfect way to start the day!
When my mom was pregnant with me she had hot fudge sundaes almost every day
Yum – is there anything better than homemade donuts?!
Hope you are feeling well!