Homemade Lemon Doughnuts
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 444
- Total Fat
- 24
- Saturated Fat
- 4
- Carbohydrates
- 52
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 20
- Protein
- 6
- Cholesterol
- 33
- Sodium
- 227
- Total: 40 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Inactive: 10 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
Canola oil, for frying
2 tablespoons shortening
2 tablespoons Mascarpone cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 lemon, zested
2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch salt
Powdered sugar, to garnish
Fresh berries, to garnish
Directions
- Preheat fryer to 375 degrees F. with canola oil.
- In a medium sized bowl, cream together shortening, mascarpone and sugar. In a measuring cup mix together buttermilk, egg, vanilla, lemon juice and zest. Slowly beat in egg mixture. Once well blended slowly add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Roll dough out on a floured surface until 1/3-inch thick. Punch out doughnuts with a 1 1/2-inch biscuit cutter or donut cutter. Let stand 10 minutes. Fry until golden. Remove from fryer and dust with powdered sugar. Serve with fresh berries.