Floor Time For Cake Donuts

Fry doughnuts in oil 2 to 3 at a time turning as they rise to the surface.

Floor time for cake donuts.

This is how i make my favorite doughnuts for my family on the weekends. The hardest part is letting the dough chill for an hour before frying them. While cake donuts are traditionally fried they re just as delicious baked in the oven with far less cleanup. Floor time should not exceed 30 minutes or the mix will gas off and the donuts will lose volume and shape and there will be increased shortening absorption.

Invest in a thermometer. We are first time doughnut makers so take that for what its worth. You can make the dough the night before and have them ready to go in the morning that s what i do. Fry 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown on both sides.

What is the correct frying temperature. It s firm often with a slightly crunchy exterior and a soft cake like interior. Real simple ingredients you already have on hand. I just know you ll love this old fashioned donut recipe.

You ll love these donuts because they are so easy. Drain on paper towels. Remove from oil with slotted spoon. I like cake donuts better than yeast donuts.

Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. There s nothing better than homemade doughnuts. We made doughnuts and doughnut holes out of our center pieces we cut out. The distance between the depositor and fry fat should be 1 5 to 2 inches and the distance of the drop plate to the surface of the fry fat should be 1 5 to 2 inches.

The donuts have baking powder in them to help them rise instead of yeast. The correct shortening temperature for frying is 370 to 380 f 188 to 193 c. Drain on paper towels. Roll warm doughnuts in mixture.

These are cake donuts which means there is no wait time. Fry doughnuts a few at a time until golden brown on both sides. Our doughnuts came out very crunchy and greasy and not very doughy in the centers at all. A cake donut is made with a sweetened dough that s leavened with the help of baking powder and is extruded into oil to cook.

I know many people don t like to fry so here are my best tips. Give it 10 to 20 minutes of floor time before depositing it into the fryer. Toss in powdered sugar or finish with a simple glaze and sprinkles or toasted coconut you can t go wrong. May be frozen for up to 3 months.

This is what a cake donut usually looks like. Bake until tops of donuts spring back when lightly pressed 12 to 14 minutes. By the time we got to our holes we did them last we had it down pat. Wrap doughnuts in foil and transfer to a resealable freezer container.

The doughnuts need time to form maximum puffiness and for the centers to cook through which is why we cook them at a relatively low 325.