This is the recipe i used this morn...if i did again i would double the pumpkin although was still good this way.. I also substituted pumpkin pie spice for the spices in the dough recipe..
Spiced Pumpkin Doughnuts
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter,
softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking
powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground
cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking
soda
1/4 teaspoon ground
ginger
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
or a Dash of ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground
cloves
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/3 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose
flour
Vegetable oil for deep-fat
frying
Directions
- In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high seed for 30 seconds. Add the 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in pumpkin, buttermilk, eggs and vanilla until combined. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour until well combined. Cover and chill 3 hours.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-inch doughnut cutter, dipping cutter into flour between cuts. Reroll as necessary.
- Fry doughnuts, 2 or 3 at a time, in deep, hot fat (365 degrees F) about 2-1/2 minutes or until golden, turning once. Using a slotted spoon, removed doughnuts from oil and drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining doughnuts and doughnut holes. Coat warm doughnuts in Spiced Sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes about 12 doughnuts plus holes.
Spiced Sugar mix:
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
Directions
- In a small bowl, stir together sugar and pumpkin pie spice... add warm donuts...
- i actually used a brown paper lunch bag...works best...
