Orange Doughnuts With Honey (Yo-Yo)

Posted for the Zaar World Tour 2006-Tunisia. From the "Best of International Cooking" cookbook.

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Yields: 10 doughnuts

Ingredients

• Doughnuts

• 4  eggs
• 1⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 cup  orange juice
• 1  orange, zest of, grated
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 3  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder

• Honey Syrup

• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄2  lemon, juice of
• 1⁄2 cup honey
•  oil, for deep frying

Directions

1. To make doughnuts: In a medium bowl, beat eggs. Stir in oil, orange juice, orange peel and sugar.
2. In a large bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. Stir into egg mixture, 1 Tablespoon at a time, making a soft dough. Cover; let stand 30 minutes.
3. To make syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water and lemon juice. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil; boil gently 5 minutes. Stir in honey; boil 5 minutes longer. Set aside; keep warm.
4. To assemble: Heat oil to 350ºF or until a 1-inch cube of bread turns golden brown in 65 seconds.
5. Divide dough into 10 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball. Press each ball to flatten slightly. Press your thumbs through the center of each flattened ball, making a 1-inch hole.
6. Fry 2 doughnuts at a time in hot oil, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels; keep warm. Using a wooden skewer, prick cooked doughnuts in 6 or 7 places. Dip pricked doughnuts in warm syrup. Serve immediately.