These simple donuts can be ready in less than 15 minutes. They are so easy, you may have trouble keeping yourself from making them every weekend!

Yields: Makes 18 donuts.

Ingredient

• 2 tablespoons of white vinegar
• 3/8 cup of milk
• 2 tablespoons of shortening
• ½ cup of white sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 2 cups of all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon of baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon of salt Oil, for frying
• ½ cup of confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Method of Preparation

• Stir the vinegar into the milk and let the mixture stand until it is thick (just a few minutes).
• Cream together the shortening and sugar in a medium bowl until it is smooth.
• Beat in the vanilla and egg until blended.
• Stir in the baking soda, salt, and flour. Add the sugar mixture alternating with the milk mixture.
• Roll the dough on to a lightly floured surface to 1/3-inch thickness. Cut into donuts with a donut cutter. Let the donuts stand for about 10 minutes.
• Heat the oil for frying to 375º F. Fry the donuts until they are golden brown.
• Remove the donuts to a paper-towel lined plate or tray.
• Roll in confectioners’ sugar while the donuts are still warm. Serve immediately.

These donuts are so easy that you’ll want to try them just see if you can make donuts! Try this recipe first, and then get into some of the more complicated recipes later.

Yields: Makes About 12 Donuts.

Ingredients

• 2 packages of fast raising yeast
• 1 ½ teaspoons of granulated sugar
• 1 cup of water
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup of butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 3 or 4 cups of flour Oil for frying

For the Glaze

• 1 ½ cups of powdered sugar
• ¼ cup of finely chopped or mashed strawberries
• 1 tablespoon of milk

Method of Preparation

• Mix the yeast, water, and sugar in a bowl. Let it sit for five minutes.
• Add the egg, butter, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla and stir well.
• Slowly add the flour until the mixture is no longer sticky.
• Knead the dough for two minutes.
• Roll out the dough to ½-inch thick and cut out donut shapes. Lay them on a baking sheet and allow them to raise for 30 minutes.
• Fry in hot oil (at least 360º F). Turn once to fry evenly on each side.
• Remove from the oil and set the donuts on a plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.
• Combine the glaze ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Stir well. Add more powdered sugar if you need to thicken the glaze.
• Dip the tops of the donuts in the glaze. Allow them to cool on a wire rack to let the glaze set.