New Orleans Square Doughnuts Recipe
Ingredients
| Cake compressed yeast | 1 | |
| Lukewarm water | 1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
| Milk | 3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs) (scalded) | |
| Shortening | 1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| All purpose flour | 3 1⁄2 Cup (56 tbs), sifted |
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 2430 Calories from Fat 586
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 66 g102%
Saturated Fat 18.2 g91.2%
Trans Fat 6.7 g
Cholesterol 228.4 mg76.1%
Sodium 2094 mg87.3%
Total Carbohydrates 396 g132.1%
Dietary Fiber 13.2 g52.8%
Sugars 60.4 g
Protein 58 g116.7%
Vitamin A 8.3% Vitamin C 0.03%
Calcium 29.1% Iron 121.5%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
Directions
Combine milk, shortening, sugar and salt; cool to lukewarm.
Add 1 cup of the flour; beat well.
Add softened yeast and egg; mix.
Add enough of remaining flour to make soft dough.
Turn out on lightly floured surface; knead till smooth (about 8 minutes).
Place in greased bowl, turn once to grease surface.
Cover; let rise till double (1 1/4 hours).
Punch down.
Let rise again till double (55 minutes).
Roll out dough to 14 x 10-inch rectangle 1/3 inch thick.
Cut in 2-inch squares.
Let rise till light (30 to 40 minutes).
Fry in deep hot fat (375°) about 4 minutes, turning once.
Drain.
While warm, dip in sugar.
Chef
