Classic Cake Doughnuts

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I just made a few for my daughter's breakfast after an hour in the fridge. This recipe is the closest I've found to my long lost, favorite recipe from my grandmother's cookbook. Instead of mace, I used 2 tsp of lemon zest, instead of evaporated milk, I used regular whole milk, and instead of shortening, I used butter. The batter was initially very sticky, but I am a culinary genius, so I managed. LOL! I spread the batter into a log as I wrapped it in plastic wrap. The suggestion of freezing is probably best for manageability. It began getting sticky again after working with it (putting holes in the center with the end of a mixer beater. The doughnut I ate was quite delicious. I didn't realize I was out of powdered sugar, but as with old times, granulated sugar and cinnamon did just fine. I'll keep some without coating for the baby. Great, easy recipe everyone can enjoy for breakfast, snack, or dessert.

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strait forward delicious....fairly simple...swapped mace for 5 spice...freezer 1 hour instead of fridge for 4!
gracias food net kitchen!

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These were awesome!!! My mom always talks about thedoughnuts that her parents would make in their restaurant whn she was growing up. I finally found this one, and we half heartedly gave 'em a chance. We are now completely addicted. The only negative I have is that the dough must be made 6+ hours before frying. I suggest making a double batch so you can make them the next weekend.

You will never get another from your local "Donut Hut" again!

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These came out good...but, I have a lot of experience in cooking/baking/frying.
If, you substitute ingredients, you can't always be sure things are going to turn out as intended, unless you know what you are doing. Using milk instead of evaporated milk will change things!!! Also, the temp. of the oil and type of oil is essential. Too low and the donuts will be saturated with oil (heavy to high and they over cook, dry out or don't cook right. Use a thermometer. Canola or vegetable shorting is a good selection. Vegetable, not ideal. All this stuff makes a big difference between a mediocre result( "Disaster" or as intended...delicious.

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This were very good rolled in cinnamon-sugar. I used plenty of flour to roll them out...

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Did anyone else notice that this recipe is essentially the same recipe as the Mini Doughnut Recipe on this site except doubled? The other recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of flour, which would then become 3 cups rather than 4, but otherwise it is the same, right down to the wording, which calls for a medium bowl for the flour. I immediately thought that would be a problem for a 4 cup recipe, and the reason is that the person just copied the directions without thinking about it. And the Mini recipe got good reviews, so who knows?

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This recipe is a total disaster. The dough it just too sticky, too unmanageable, even if you refrigerate it overnight, which I did, it's still too sticky to work with! I thought, ?well maybe there's a secret to this.? I could see that it was way too difficult to handle, but I stuck to the recipe. Wrong idea! There is no magic; it comes out too sticky to handle no matter what. Plus in the instructions it calls for mixing the milk and vanilla "until light" after you've creamed the eggs into the shortening and sugar. I've got news for you, with one cup of milk you're not going to get anything of the consistency of "light" there's just too much liquid.
I managed to fry about 15 of these up and they are too heavy, though the flavor is pretty good.
The proportions are wrong in this recipe, either that or there should have been some mention of the dough consistency because it?s too wet. "Loose and soft" is just what you get with this recipe. Someone needs to go back to the test kitchen...