Buttermilk Nutmeg Doughnuts

Submitted by: alyster

Ingredients:

1/4 cup melted Butter
3/4 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
3/4 cup Buttermilk
3 1/2 cups Flour
1 tablespoon freshly grated Nutmeg (about 1 whole nutmeg)
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Salt
Oil for frying
Cinnamon sugar (optional)

Method:

- Beat together the butter, sugar, eggs and buttermilk in a large bowl. Stir and toss together the flour, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt until thoroughly combined. Add to the first mixture and beat until completely mixed.

- Begin heating about 2 inches of oil to 375°.

- Working on a floured surface, roll and pat the dough 1/2 inch thick; cut out doughnuts using a floured cutter. Set the doughnuts and their holes aside on a baking sheet. Push the scraps together, reroll them and cut more doughnuts.

- Gently drop 3 or 4 doughnuts and holes at a time into the hot oil. Flip them over as they rise to the surface and puff, and turn them 2 or 3 more times as they cook. They will take 2 or 3 minutes in all, and are done when golden brown all over. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

While still warm, toss them in cinnamon sugar, if desired.

Yields about 20 doughnuts and holes.

Recipe added or updated on: March, 2004.