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donut holes

Sweet Donut Holes

These sweet little donut holes are easy to make, because they have no yeast that needs to rise. They are like little donut gems.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 4 dozen
Calories 852 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • pinch salt
  • 5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • extra flour for rolling out the dough
  • vegetable oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Beat the eggs, then add the sugar and oil to the eggs. Mix it all together well and set the bowl aside.
  • Mix and sift the dry ingredients together (the salt, flours and baking powder). Add part of the dry mixture to the egg and sugar mixture, then alternate by adding some of the milk. Add about 1/3 of the dry, then 1/3 of the milk to the egg mixture, then repeat until everything is mixed together.
  • Stir everything together until you have a very soft dough. Flour a board well and roll the dough to a thickness of three quarters of an inch. Cut the dough into small circles, then roll each into a ball shape.
  • Heat the vegetable oil in a pot that is deep enough for the donuts to cook fully submerged in the oil. Bring the oil to a temperature of 360ºF. Fry the doughnuts in the deep fat for a few minutes until they are deep golden brown, then drain them really well on absorbent paper.

Notes

Makes about 4 dozen donut balls.
Because the recipe makes so many donut holes, you can flavor and decorate them in a variety of ways. They look really pretty on the plate when you use a mix of toppings. Here are some of my favorites.
 

Donut Topping Suggestions:

 
  • Roll the hot doughnut balls into a cinnamon sugar mixture or sprinkle them with cinnamon.
  • Roll the donuts into powdered sugar or icing sugar.
  • You can also drizzle the donuts with chocolate, caramel or vanilla glaze.
  • Add sprinkles if you want. They should have a glaze added before the sprinkles to allow the sprinkles to really stick well.
  • Or simply serve them plain. I love them just as they are, no toppings required.

Nutrition

Calories: 852kcalCarbohydrates: 148gProtein: 20gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 129mgSodium: 606mgPotassium: 258mgFiber: 3gSugar: 54gVitamin A: 279IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 401mgIron: 5mg
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