Glaieul's-Style Doughnuts
From: Glaieul, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Delicious, swollen doughnuts!
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 cup [250 mL] milk
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] vinegar
  • 3 cups [420 g] flour
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] nutmeg
  • 3 teaspoons [15 mL] baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon [15 g] butter
  • 1 cup [200 g] sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] vanilla extract
  • Oil, for frying
  • Mix together milk and vinegar; set aside.
  • Into a bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and baking powder; set aside.
  • Into a large bowl, cream butter mixing in half of the sugar.
  • Beat eggs into remaining sugar before mixing into butter mixture.
  • Mix in milk-vinegar mixture and vanilla before mixing in reserved dry ingredients.
  • Refrigerate batter for approximately 30 to 60 minutes.
  • Roll dough until 1/4-inch [6-mm] thick then cut dough into doughnut shapes.
  • Deep-fry doughnuts a few at a time into really hot oil until golden brown on both sides, turning once.
  • Transfer onto papper toweling to absorb excess oil.