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Just kidding! These are absolutely delightful! I’ve long been a fan of the store-bought cruller, but these are fun to make, if not as sweet as you might be used to eating. I recommend these for folks who don’t like super-sweet treats. I know there are some of you out there, even though I’ve never run across one personally!
Enjoy!
Ingredients
3 eggs, beaten
1⁄2 cup plain white granulated sugar
3 tablespoons salted butter, melted
1⁄4 cup whole milk (2% or even 1% will be fine in a pinch)
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups unbleached flour
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Directions
Heat enough canola oil in a large pot to fry your donuts. I’ve found that 360°F is a good temperature.
While the oil is heating, take a large mixing bowl and beat the eggs together, then add the sugar and butter, incorporating it all into the mix. In a smaller bowl, put in the milk and dissolve the baking soda, then add that to the liquid as well. For the dry ingredients, sift together the flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cream of tartar. Add these sifted ingredients to the wet, stirring gently as you work.
Roll the dough out to approximately 1⁄4-inch thickness, cut out the donut rounds, and then immediately fry the rounds as well as the holes for 2 minutes on one side, one on the other. Drain them on paper towels and eat with a simple sugar glaze or with powdered sugar.
Makes 8–10 donuts