Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Bread Machine Doughnuts Recipe

My son, who is allergic to corn and egg, loves doughnuts. It’s pretty hard to find a doughnut out in the wild that doesn’t have one or both of those ingredients. I found a recipe recently that called for egg and adapted it a bit. I’ll include the original recipe and my adaptations as well. These turned out great both fried and baked (350 F for about 15 minutes or more). The baked version was more like a really sweet roll and we slathered them with butter and honey and cinnamon sugar. Yum.

  • 1 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 beaten egg (or 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder to go eggless)
  • 1/4 cup shortening (or 1/4 cup butter to go corn free or if you just don’t like the idea of shortening)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 1/2 cups white flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast (I upped it to 2 teaspoons to make up for the loss of egg, which acts as a bit of a binder and leavening in this recipe, I believe)
  • Enough oil for frying
  1. Put the ingredients (except oil for frying) into your bread pan in the order recommended by your manufacturer. My order, fyi, is exactly as listed here w/ yeast going on top of the flour).
  2. Use the dough setting and start the machine.
  3. When the dough is done, roll it out on a floured space till it’s about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick.
  4. Cut with a donut cutter or use cups and caps to give the same effect. (I’ve used a wide mason jar and a medicine cup before, no joke!)
  5. Let rise about 30 minutes until doubled.
  6. Heat oil to 375 F and cook doughnuts, turning once, until both sides are browned evenly and to your liking.
  7. Drain on paper towels and top however you’d like.

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