Week #3 Basic Cake Donuts

Serving Size  : 12    Preparation Time :0:10

Categories    : Breads, Breakfast Foods

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation

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  2       cups         flour, all-purpose

 3/4      cup           sugar

  2       teaspoons     baking powder

 1/4      teaspoon      nutmeg

 1/4      teaspoon      cinnamon -- optional

  1       teaspoon      salt

 3/4      cup           milk -- OR buttermilk

  2      whole          eggs -- beaten

  1      teaspoon       vanilla

  1      tablespoon     shortening -- OR 2T butter, melted

                        FOR GLAZE:

  1      cup          sugar, powdered

  2      tablespoons  hot water

 1/2     teaspoon     almond extract

Pre-heat oven to 325 F. Spray donut pans or mini muffin tins

Mix all the ingredients together well.

Fill your pans/tins 2/3 full with the batter.

Bake 8-10 minutes.

GLAZE:

Mix the ingredients together in a small bowl.

Dip the hot donuts in the glaze and place on a wire rack to cool.

VARIATIONS:

Dip the donuts in melted butter and then either cinnamon sugar, or powdered sugar.  Or top make a chocolate glaze by adding a small amount of cocoa powder to the powdered sugar before adding the liquid and substitute vanilla for the almond extract.

Description:

  "Light and fluffy, easy to make and oh so tasty!"

Start to Finish Time:  "0:30"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 196 Calories; 3g Fat (12.1% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 39g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 37mg Cholesterol; 279mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : This is basically a muffin in a donut shape, very tasty.