Carrot Raisin Cake Doughnuts

Carrot Raisin Cake Doughnuts

Raisins contain resveratrol

Makes 2 dozen doughnuts

Ingredients

4 cups sifted all purpose flour

5 tsps baking powder

½ tsp salt

½ tsp ground nutmeg

¼ cup softened butter

¾ cup sugar

2 eggs

3 small carrots finely shredded

1 cup raisins

½ tsp ground cinnamon

¾ cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

vegetable oil

Method

·        Sift flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg onto wax paper

·        Beat butter, sugar and eggs in a large bowl with electric mixer.

·        Add milk, carrots, raisins and cinnamon. Beat in about 1¼ cups of the flour mixture

·        Stir in remaining flour mixture with spoon until mixture forms soft dough. If dough is too sticky to handle,

sprinkle with flour.

·        Wrap dough in plastic wrap, chill at least 2 hours.

·        Roll dough on lightly floured surface to a third inch thickness.

·        Cut out with lightly floured 3 inch doughnut cutter.

·        Lift off dough around doughnuts and in center.

·        Doughnut holes can be fried separately. Re-roll and cut out trimmings.

·        Fill a large saucepan a third full with oil.

·        Heat to 370’

·        Transfer doughnuts to hot oil with a spatula, frying 2 or 3 at a time,

·        Fry, turning once for 3 minutes or until golden.

·        Dip top half of doughnuts into orange glaze. Let dry

Orange Dougnut Glaze

Method

Combine 2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1 tsp grated orange rind

3tbsp orange juice in a small bowl until smooth