Floor Time For Cake Donuts

Cool slightly and frost with doughnut icing.

Floor time for cake donuts.

Toss in powdered sugar or finish with a simple glaze and sprinkles or toasted coconut you can t go wrong. You can make the dough the night before and have them ready to go in the morning that s what i do. May be frozen for up to 3 months. Floor time should not exceed 30 minutes or the mix will gas off and the donuts will lose volume and shape and there will be increased shortening absorption.

We are first time doughnut makers so take that for what its worth. Drain on paper towels. The hardest part is letting the dough chill for an hour before frying them. I like cake donuts better than yeast donuts.

If you cook in oil that s too hot the doughnuts will be. The donuts have baking powder in them to help them rise instead of yeast. Drain on paper towels. I know many people don t like to fry so here are my best tips.

The doughnuts need time to form maximum puffiness and for the centers to cook through which is why we cook them at a relatively low 325. It s firm often with a slightly crunchy exterior and a soft cake like interior. Fry doughnuts a few at a time until golden brown on both sides. Roll warm doughnuts in mixture.

There s nothing better than homemade doughnuts. Fry 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown on both sides. While cake donuts are traditionally fried they re just as delicious baked in the oven with far less cleanup. Each donut averages 1 5 ounces or 42 5 grams.

These are cake donuts which means there is no wait time. Fry doughnuts in oil 2 to 3 at a time turning as they rise to the surface. Wrap doughnuts in foil and transfer to a resealable freezer container. The correct shortening temperature for frying is 370 to 380 f 188 to 193 c.

Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. We made doughnuts and doughnut holes out of our center pieces we cut out. Give it 10 to 20 minutes of floor time before depositing it into the fryer. A cake donut is made with a sweetened dough that s leavened with the help of baking powder and is extruded into oil to cook.

The distance between the depositor and fry fat should be 1 5 to 2 inches and the distance of the drop plate to the surface of the fry fat should be 1 5 to 2 inches. Remove from oil with slotted spoon. I just know you ll love this old fashioned donut recipe. This is how i make my favorite doughnuts for my family on the weekends.

Our doughnuts came out very crunchy and greasy and not very doughy in the centers at all. Bake until tops of donuts spring back when lightly pressed 12 to 14 minutes. You ll love these donuts because they are so easy. By the time we got to our holes we did them last we had it down pat.

What is the correct frying temperature.