Spiced Pumpkin Doughnuts

(Courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens)

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. butter, softened
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg or a dash of ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 c. canned pumpkin
1/3 c. buttermilk
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. all-purpose flour
Vegetable oil for deep-fat frying
Spiced sugar (see below)

Directions:
In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.  Add the 1/2 c. sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.  Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.  Beat in pumpkin, buttermilk, egg, egg yolk and vanilla until combined.  Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour until well combined.  Cover and chill 3 hours.

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/2 inch thickness.  Cut with floured 2 1/2 inch doughnut cutter, dipping cutter into flour between cuts.  Reroll as necessary.

Fry doughnuts, 2-3 at a time, in deep hot fat (365 degrees) about 2 1/2 minutes or until golden, turning once.  Using a slotted spoon, removed doughnuts from oil and drain on paper towels.  Repeat with remaining doughnuts and doughnut holes.  Coat warm doughnuts in spiced sugar.  Serve warm or room temperature.

Spiced sugar: In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 c. sugar, 2 tsp. ground cinnamon and 1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg or 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg.

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