when we were little mum used to make doughnuts on the "coldest" day of the year. of course we never really knew for sure when exactly that day was, but, when it got real cold, we made the call. we had a wood stove, so it was a hot affair making doughnuts, not as hot as when bread was made mind you, but that had to happen every week and it just wasn't as fun as doughnuts. we have a wood cookstove where we are living now and since it's been below -35 for almost a week so i decided today was the day. the sun rose at 10:20am and i soaked it up, reading inside, then later going outside for a walk. but when it went down around 3:15pm i went back in to make doughnuts.
these aren't yeasted, but they are family tradition so of course the primary doughnut of choice.
(joy of cooking)
beat:
2 eggs
add slowly, beating constantly:
1 cup sugar
stir in:
1 cup milk
5 tablespoons butter
sift before measuring (who really does this anyway!?):
4 cups flour
resift with (and again?):
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
combine the wet and dry ingredients. pat out on a lightly floured surface and cut into doughnuts. let sit uncovered for about 20 minutes. fry until golden, flipping once in 375 oil.
i put a little white sugar and cinnamon in a paper bag and toss them one at a time once they've cooled just a little. you can toss then in powered sugar too, but i forgot about that this time.
Wow, Heidi; I knew you were way up there but seeing how short your days are was a shock! and Wow, that's too cold for me to imagine! Doughnuts sound yummy, too!
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