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Spiced Doughnuts-Three Ways

Source: Better Homes & Garden

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. apple pie spice or
ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
2 Tbsp. milk
Shortening or cooking oil for
deep-fat frying
1 recipe Powdered Sugar Icing
Chopped pecans or walnuts

In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, apple pie spice or cinnamon, and salt. In a large mixing bowl beat eggs and sugar together until well combined. Stir in applesauce, butter, and milk. Beat in the flour mixture just until combined. Cover and chill dough for 2 hours.

On a floured surface roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough with a floured 2 1/2-inch doughnut cutter, dipping cutter into flour between cuts. Reroll dough as necessary.

Fry 2 or 3 doughnuts at a time in deep hot fat (375 [degrees]) about 1 minute on each side or until golden, turning once with a slotted spatula or spoon. Drain on a wire rack covered with paper towels. Repeat with remaining dough, frying doughnuts and doughnut holes. Drizzle warm doughnuts with Powdered Sugar Icing; sprinkle with chopped pecans. Makes about 14 doughnuts and doughnut holes.

Powdered Sugar Icing: In a bowl beat together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. If needed, beat in enough additional milk until icing is of drizzling consistency.

Nutrition facts per doughnut: 242 cal., 9 g total fat (3 g sat. fat), 39 mg chol., 135 mg sodium, 36 g carbo., 1 g fiber, 4 g pro. Daily Values: 4% vit. A, 0% vit. C, 5% calcium, 10% iron.

Carrot Doughnuts: Prepare Spiced Doughnuts as above except increase sugar to 3/4 cup. Omit applesauce. To egg mixture, stir in 1/2 cup pureed carrots (baby food) and 1/2 cup finely shredded carrot. Continue as directed above.

Nutrition facts per doughnut: 252 cal., 9 g total fat (3 g sat. fat), 39 mg chol., 139 mg sodium, 39 g carbo., 1 g fiber, 4 g pro. Daily Values: 21% vit. A, 1% vit. C, 5% calcium, 10% iron.

Banana Doughnuts: Prepare Spiced Doughnuts as above except add 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts and 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg to flour mixture. Omit applesauce. To egg mixture, stir in 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana. Continue as above.

Nutrition facts per doughnut: 258 cal., 11 g total fat (4 g sat. fat), 39 mg chol., 135 mg sodium, 37 g carbo., 1 g fiber, 4 g pro. Daily Values: 4% vit. A, 1% vit. C, 5% calcium, 10% iron.3