About the Recipe
This recipe was passed on to my family from a close friend of my Mother's. She was from Scotland and loved to bake and we all treasure the recipes that she shared with us while living close as a neighbor. It's a large family size recipe so feel free to cut it down for a smaller batch.
Ingredients
Doughnuts
4C flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/4 C butter or margarine
3/4 C white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 C milk
1/2 C orange juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
8 C Icing Sugar
4 tsp orange zest
2/3 C orange juice
Preparation
Method
In a mixer combine butter/margarine, sugar and eggs until fluffy.
Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
Combine the rest of the liquid ingredients together.
Alternately add the dry and liquid ingredients until dough forms.
Roll each into a 12-in. rope.
Fold each rope in half lengthwise and twist several times.
Pinch ends to seal.
In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°.
Fry twists, in batches, until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side.
Drain on paper towels.
In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients;
dip warm doughnuts into the glaze, completely coating them on all sides.
Drain on rack.
*extras freeze well!