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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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From a Crisco newsletter. Ingredients:
3 1/4 cups pillsbury best all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
2 eggs, beaten |
2/3 cup granulated sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 teaspoon orange zest |
2/3 cup orange juice |
1/4 cup crisco shortening, melted or 1/4 cup crisco, sticks, melted |
crisco shortening (for deep frying) or crisco, stick (for deep frying) |
2 cups confectioners' sugar |
1 teaspoon orange zest |
3 tablespoons orange juice |
Directions:
1. Doughnuts.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer combine eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla extract; beat at high speed until thick and lemon-colored.
3. In a small bowl combine peel, juice and 1/4 cup melted Crisco. Add to egg mixture alternately with three-fourths of the flour mixture. Beat at medium-low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in remaining flour mixture by hand. Cover; chill 2 hours.
4. Heat 2 or 3 inches Crisco to 365ºF in deep fryer or deep saucepan.
5. On a lightly floured surface roll dough to 3/8 inch thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2 inch doughnut cutter.
6. Fry, a few at a time, 2 minutes or until golden brown. Turn once. Remove with slotted metal spoon. Drain on paper towels. Drizzle with Orange Glaze.
7. Orange Glaze.
8. In a medium bowl combine confectioners’ sugar, grated orange peel orange juice. Stir well.
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