Italian Doughnuts
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
9-12
ingredients
- 1 lb prepared pizza dough
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- olive oil, for deep-frying
directions
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/2-inch thickness.
- If you have a donut cutter useit, at least 2 inch diameter.
- If no donut cutter,use a floured 2-inch cookie cutter, cut out doughnut rounds.
- Then use a floured 1-inch cookie cutter, cut out a hole in the center of each doughnut.
- Gather the dough scraps and reroll.
- Cut out more doughnuts.
- Whisk the sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl to blend.
- Set the cinnamon-sugar aside.
- Pour equal parts of vegetable oil and olive oil into a large frying pan to reach a depth of 2 inches.
- Heat the oil over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 375ºF.
- Working in batches, fry the doughnuts until they puff but are still pale, about 45 seconds per side.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the doughnuts to paper towels to drain.
- Cool slightly.
- While the doughnuts are still warm, generously coat each 2 times with the cinnamon-sugar.
- Serve warm.
- Alternately, cool the fried doughnuts to room temperature.
- Stir 3 ounces of milk chocolate and 1/4 cup of whipping cream in a heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until the chocolate melts.
- Set aside until the chocolate sauce comes to room temperature but does not set.
- Dip 1 side of each doughnut into the chocolate mixture.
- Sprinkle with finely chopped toasted almonds or crushed espresso beans and set aside until the chocolate is set.
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I was so hunkering for some doughnuts this evening, but DID NOT the hassle of making the dough. Found this recipe and decided to try it. I used a canned pizza dough I had and just cut the roll in 1/2 inch slices, poked a hole in the middle, threw them in the deep fryer for a few minutes, and VOILA...DOUGHNUTS! I would have taken a picture, but they were eaten as fast as I could make them! I would have never quessed pizza dough could come out so good! Thanks for the recipe...even my husband was amazed! LOL
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