Zucchini Doughnut Puffs
A "secret" recipe that my aunt gave my mother in 1983. My aunt was the kind of person who was a good cook but would hide her recipes from other women. Am guessing at how many puffs you might get from this. Mom says this is really good and popular with her lady friends.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- vegetable oil, for frying
- 2
- 1⁄2cup brown sugar
- 1⁄2cup white sugar
- 2
- 1⁄2cup milk
- 2
- 1teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄2teaspoons orange zest
- 1
- 3 1⁄2cups flour
- 1tablespoon baking powder
- 3⁄4teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2teaspoon nutmeg
Glaze
- 2cups powdered sugar
- 3tablespoons orange juice, guessing so start with 1 tablespoon
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DIRECTIONS
- Put oil into large frying pan and heat to 370 degrees.
- In large bowl, beat eggs well, add both sugars, cream together thoroughly, add melted butter, milk, sherry, vanilla, and zest.
- Stir in zucchini into same bowl as above.
- In a medium size bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
- Take about a teaspoon of dough, gently drop it into hot oil, and fry for about 1 minute per side. (Mom does about 18 at a time, but it depends upon the surface area of your frying pan.).
- Drain on paper toweling.
- Make a thin glaze by combining powdered sugar with a tablespoon of orange juice and keep adding orange juice until you think it is right.
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