Chocolate Doughnuts

Name: Chocolate Doughnuts
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz. unsweetened chocolate; 2 Tbsp. sweet butter; 3 eggs; 1 1/4 c. granulated sugar; 1 c. sour milk (follows); 3 3/4 c. all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. soda; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. nutmeg or mace; 1 tsp. grated lemon peel

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
2 Tbsp. sweet butter
3 eggs
1 1/4 c. granulated sugar
1 c. sour milk (follows)
3 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg or mace
1 tsp. grated lemon peel

Directions

1

In a saucepan over hot, but not boiling, water, melt the unsweetened chocolate with 2 tablespoons sweet butter.
2

Cool. Meanwhile, beat 3 eggs with sugar and sour milk.
3

Still beating, add the chocolate and butter mixture.
4

Sift flour with soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg or mace; add lemon peel.
5

Blend the sifted ingredients into the egg mixture; beat a few strokes. Chill the dough for easier handling. Turn onto a lightly floured board.
6

Roll it out 1-inch thick, handling as little as possible, and cut into rounds with a floured doughnut cutter.