Name: My Mom's Raised Doughnuts
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C) - ½ cup; Active dry yeast - 2 (.25 ounce) packages; White sugar - 1 teaspoon; Milk, lukewarm - ¾ cup; Vegetable shortening - ⅓ cup; White sugar - ¼ cup; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Eggs - 2; Sifted all-purpose flour - 4 cups; Vegetable oil for frying - 2 quarts; Warm water - 1 tablespoon; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Confectioners' sugar, sifted - 1 cup

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Ingredients for - My Mom's Raised Doughnuts

1. Warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C) - ½ cup

2. Active dry yeast - 2 (.25 ounce) packages

3. White sugar - 1 teaspoon

4. Milk, lukewarm - ¾ cup

5. Vegetable shortening - ⅓ cup

6. White sugar - ¼ cup

7. Salt - 1 teaspoon

8. Eggs - 2

9. Sifted all-purpose flour - 4 cups

10. Vegetable oil for frying - 2 quarts

11. Warm water - 1 tablespoon

12. Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon

13. Confectioners' sugar, sifted - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - My Mom's Raised Doughnuts

1. Stage

Pour 1/2 cup of warm water into a small bowl, and stir in the yeast and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Allow the yeast mixture to stand until it forms a creamy foam layer on top, 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Stage

Place milk and vegetable shortening into a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook until the shortening has melted and the milk has tiny bubbles around the edge. Remove from heat.

3. Stage

Place 1/4 cup of sugar and the salt into the work bowl of a large stand mixer and pour the milk and shortening into the bowl. Mix on low speed just to dissolve sugar; and allow mixture to stand until warm.

4. Stage

Beat in the yeast mixture, eggs, and 1 cup of flour on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in remaining flour to make a soft dough.

5. Stage

Continue beating the dough on low speed until dough leaves the sides of the bowl, 2 to 3 minutes.

6. Stage

Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 2 or 3 more minutes.

7. Stage

Form the dough into a ball and place into a large greased bowl. Grease the top of the dough, and cover the bowl with waxed paper. Set the bowl into a warm place; let the dough rise until doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

8. Stage

Punch down the dough and roll out on a floured work surface to 1/2 inch thick. Cut doughnuts out of the dough with a 3 1/2-inch round doughnut cutter with a 1-inch smaller cutter in the center. Let the doughnuts rise on the work surface until very light and fluffy, 40 minutes to 1 hour.

9. Stage

Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

10. Stage

Gently pick up and drop the doughnuts into the hot oil, working in small batches of 2 or 3 at a time, and cook until the doughnuts are light golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes.

11. Stage

Drain the doughnuts on paper towels to absorb oil.

12. Stage

In a bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of warm water and vanilla extract, and stir in the confectioners' sugar to make a glaze. Spread a thin layer of glaze over the warm doughnuts.