Homemade Doughnut Balls

To celebrate National Doughnut day we're cooking up some quick and easy homemade doughnut balls! Doughnuts are one of the biggest customization desserts there is.  You can have them with powdered sugar, glaze, plain, and with any type of filling you want!  Nothing get's better right?!

Homemade Doughnut Balls

Ingredients: 

• 3 1/2 c. all purpose flour
• 1 c. sugar
• 3 tsp. baking powder 
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 2 tbsp. soft shortening
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 c. milk
• 1 c. vegetable oil (for frying)

Directions:

1. Heat oil in pot on high.
2. Measure 1 1/2 cups flour into mixing bowl and add all other ingredients.
3. Blend on low speed, constantly scraping the sides of the bowl.  Stir in the rest of the flour a little at a time until completely blended and in dough form.
4. Put dough on a well floured area and roll out dough to make sure it is coated with flour.
5. Begin to pinch off enough dough to make about a 1-1 1/2 inch balls.  Roll into ball form.  If entire surface of ball is not lightly coated with flour, recoat.
6. Put balls into oil and cook until golden brown.  The balls will float when they are done.  Don't put too many in at one time because they won't cook all the way through.  Normally no more than 6-8 in a decent sized pot is enough.
7. Remove from oil. Do not prick surface.  Put on a paper plate with a paper towel to drain.
8. Top with powdered sugar, glaze, or serve plain.
9. ENJOY!

*If you are using self rising flour, simply omit the baking powder and salt from the recipe.

Doughnut Ball Glaze:

Ingredients:

• 1/4 c. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 c. confectioners sugar (powdered)

Directions:

1. Combine milk and vanilla in a medium sized saucepan.
2. Heat over low heat until warm. (Do not boil!)
3. Sift in confectioners' sugar.  Whisk slowly until well combined.
4. Remove glaze from heat and set over a bowl of warm water.
5. Dip doughnut balls into the glaze one at a time. Set doughnut balls on a draining rack (or anything you find handy) to cool. 
6. Let cool 5 minutes.
7. Enjoy!

Doughnut Ball Fillings

Don't forget to add some filling!  Anything can be used as a doughnut filling: peanut butter, cream cheese, strawberry or grape jam.  Your options are limitless.  

To add a filling to your doughnut balls:

1. Use a skewer or other object to poke a whole into the side of the doughnut ball.  
2. Put filling in a ziplock bag and cut out one corner.  
3. Insert corner of bag into whole and squeeze the filling inside the doughnut. 

** Allow doughnut balls to cool before adding filling.

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