Description
This recipe is passed down from my Nana who was famous for her doughnuts. This is one she would make us on a cold winters day after skating all day on the outdoor rink. It is a popular treat when skating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
- ¼ cup cinnamon sugar, or to taste
Instructions
- Place the milk
- egg
- salt
- sugar
- butter
- flour
- and yeast into a bread machine in that order. Start the machine’s Dough cycle.
- Once the dough cycle has completed
- remove the dough from the bread machine to a lightly floured surface. Cover with a large mixing bowl
- and let rest 10 to 15 minutes. Divide the dough into 10 balls
- then flatten
- and gently stretch into 8×6-inch ovals (a beaver tail shape.)
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Cook the dough one or two at a time in the hot oil until lightly browned on each side
- about 2 minutes per side. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate
- and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar to serve.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 10