Pumpkin Doughnuts with Maple Sugar Coating
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Ingredients
  • 3-1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅔ cup canned solid pack pumpkin (not Pumpkin Pie Mix)
  • ⅔ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup maple sugar
  • ½ cup granulated white sugar
  • Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Resift flour with baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger into medium mixing bowl; set aside. Using electric mixer, cream butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add ¾ cup sugar and beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in ¼ cup of dry ingredients. Add pumpkin and buttermilk and mix until thoroughly combined. Add remaining dry ingredients and stir just until blended. (dough will be slightly sticky). Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight.
  2. Combine maple sugar and ½ cup granulated sugar in a bowl or baking pan; set aside.
  3. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to thickness of ¼ to ⅓ inch. Using lightly floured 3-1/2 inch doughnut cutter (or a 3-inch round cookie cutter and a 1-inch round cookie cuttter for the center hole), cut out doughnuts and doughnut holes. Transfer to a floured board as you make them and let stand for 10 minutes.
  4. Heat 4 inches of oil in a large heavy saucepan or electric skillet (that's what I use!) to 365 degrees F. Add doughnuts and doughnut holes, as many as can fit without too much crowding, and cook until golden brown, turning once about 4-5 minutes. Transfer to paper towels using slotted spoon and when you can pick them up one by one, place in bowl with sugar mixture and coat both sides, working quickly. Arrange on racks or baking sheets after coating. Repeat process with remaining doughnuts and doughnut holes in about 3 more batches. Depending on the size of your doughnut cutter, you should be able to make a couple dozen doughnuts.
Recipe by The Culinary Cellar at https://theculinarycellar.com/pumpkin-doughnuts-with-maple-sugar-coating/