Zucchini Doughnut Puffs
photo by Sharon123
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- vegetable oil, for frying
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons cooking sherry (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons orange zest
- 1 cup zucchini, peeling on shredded drained
- 3 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
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Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons orange juice, guessing so start with 1 tablespoon
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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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
WiGal
Butternut, Wisconsin