Carnival Doughnuts

13 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 cups plus 2 tablespoons unbleached pastry flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 extra-large eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons mild-flavored honey, such as clover
  • 1 1/22 tablespoons pure almond extract, to taste
  • 56 tablespoons orange flower water, to taste
  • Nonmelting icing sugar or powdered sugar
  • Pastry bag fitted with a #4 plain tip
  • Heavy-duty, deep saucepan filled halfway with vegetable oil

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat the oil to 375 degrees.
  2. 2
    Over a large mixing bowl, sift to combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  3. 3
    Make a large well in the center and pour in the eggs, buttermilk, honey, almond extract, and orange flower water.
  4. 4
    Whisk together the liquid ingredients and slowly draw in the dry ingredients.
  5. 5
    The mixture should be fairly smooth before you draw in more flour.
  6. 6
    Fill the pastry bag half full and pipe the batter directly into the hot oil, making random, 3-inch-long squiggles.
  7. 7
    After youve piped a few, wait until they have risen back to the surface before you pipe more, being careful not to overcrowd the pan.
  8. 8
    Pile onto a platter and sift nonmelting icing sugar or powdered sugar over the top.

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