- 6 cups [840 g] flour
- 6 teaspoons [30 mL] baking powder
- 1 teaspoon [5 mL] salt
- 2 cups [400 g] sugar
- Finely grated rind of 1 orange
- Nutmeg, to taste
- 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter, melted
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups [500 mL] milk
- Frying oil
- Icing sugar
- Water
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- Well mix together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, finely grated ornage rind and nutmeg into a large bowl.
- Make a well in the middle.
- Into a clean bowl, well mix together melted butter, beaten eggs and milk.
- Pour in the middle of dry ingredients; well mix together.
- Refrigerate dough until cold.
- Into a deep-fryer or a large casserole, preheat some oil until really hot.
- Being careful not to press to hard, shape cold dough in your hands into balls using 2 tablespoons [30 mL] dough for each ball.
- Deep-fry, a few at a time into really hot oil, until golden brown.
- Transfer onto paper toweling and leave to cool until lukewarm.
- Meanwhile, into a shallow dish, mix together some icing sugar and enough water to get a quite thick paste.
- Roll cooled doughnut balls into mixture.
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