Orange Doughnuts

ORANGE DOUGHNUTS

Orange Doughnuts 

Ingredients

1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons sugar
1 egg (beaten)
3 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon orange rind
1 tablespoon orange juice

1 Pint (16 oz) Vegetable Oil (for frying)

Sugar and Cinnamon (optional)

Method

Combine all ingredients together.  Blend well.  Knead and roll out 1/4 inch thick with doughnut cutter.    Heat oil.  Add doughnuts and fry.  Spoon out and place on paper towel.  Sprinkle and coat with sugar.  Serve warm.

Optional, if you like to use less sugar and butter you can it doesn't change the recipe.  Oil preference too instead of butter

Optional, you can use 3/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup cornmeal which was used in these pictures here.

Recipe by ShirleyAnn of Recipe Marketing

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Raisin Bread

RAISIN BREAD 

RAISIN BUNS

Raisin Bread

Ingredients

2 cups flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons shortening
1 package rapid yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup warm milk

Method

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of water with a pinch sugar.

Combine all dry ingredients, along with raisins.  Cut in butter and shortening until pea side approximately.

Make a well in center and add liquid mixtures to bring together and knead.

Set aside cover and allow to rise for approximately 1 hour.

Punch down and loaf out 3/4 of dough for a greased 4 x 8 loaf pan.  Remainder dough, loaf out into 3 bun size buns.

Allow to rise a further 40 minutes.

Bake in a preheated oven of 375 degrees for approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

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Cornmeal Muffins

CORNMEAL MUFFINS

 

Cornmeal Muffins

Ingredients

3/4 cup flour

1/4 cornmeal

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup sugar 

1/4 cup butter (melted)
1 egg (slightly beaten)

1/4 - 1/2 cup milk 
1 teaspoon vanilla
Raisins, Cranberries (Optional)

Method

Combine all dry ingredients together.  Make a well and add milk, egg, butter and vanilla; blend together well.

Butter cupcake cups and spoon approximately 1/4 cup batter into cups.

Bake in preheated oven of 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown with a clean cake tester indicating done. 

Serve warm with butter.

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All baking and photos by ShirleyAnn Pearman