How to Make Fried Pumpkin Donuts

Tired of the same old donuts? Here is a pumpkin recipe you will find interesting and it's not just for Autumn. You can make the pumpkin donuts any time in the year where you can get canned or fresh pumpkin. Fried pumpkin donuts recipe >>

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Gather and prepare the following items for the fried pumpkin donuts recipe:
   
   -- Ingredients --
   * 3/4 cup fresh pureed and cooked pumpkin, or canned chunk pumpkin
   * 4 cups all-purpose flour
   * 3 teaspoons baking powder
   * 1 teaspoon baking soda
   * 1/4 cup whole milk
   * 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
   * 1 cup brown sugar
   * 2 large eggs
   * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
   * 1/2 teaspoon salt
   * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
   * 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
   * 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and salt.

3. Cream with an electric mixer on medium speed the butter (or margarine) and sugar in a mixing bowl. Gradually beat in eggs, beat well before each addition. Blend until smooth and butter is fully integrated into the mixture.

4. Drain and then mash the canned pumpkin with a spoon, if using. In a medium bowl, add vanilla, plus milk into pumpkin puree or mashed canned pumpkin.

5. Blend half of the dry ingredients (in Step 2) to egg mixture (in Step 3), and then add pumpkin mixture (Step 4). Lastly, add the remaining Step 2 dry ingredients to the mixture; Beginning and ending with Step 2 dry ingredients. Cover dough and place in the fridge 1 hour or longer, up to 4 hours.

6. Lightly flour a work surface. Roll out pumpkin donut until about 1/3" thick. Cut with a 3" donut cutter or with something similar to form round shapes. Collect the donut holes and roll them out to make 1 to 2 more donuts following the steps, or, roll them into balls and fry them separately.

7. Heat 4 cups vegetable oil until very hot in a deep frying pan over high. Use a wire strainer if you have one. Fry the pumpkin donuts 3 or 4 at a time in the hot oil using strainer. If you want to fry the donut holes, fry half of the amount at a time in 2 batches until golden brown.

8. Fry pumpkin donuts until golden brown on all sides and then transfer to paper towel lined plate to drain. Enjoy pumpkin donuts warm.
   
   Yields: 18 donuts and 18 donut holes, or, 19 to 20 donuts (no donut holes).

[sullysee]

on 12/2/2009 This fried pumpkin donuts recipe is fabulous. 5*

[ourlastchance]

on 11/3/2009 That sounds very interesting. Thanks for the Fried Pumpkin Donuts recipe! 5*

[eac913]

on 11/1/2009 Oh my, I can feel the Pumpkin Donuts melting in my mouth right now. 5*

[alltrails]

on 11/1/2009 Yum! I love pumpkin, and this is another pumpkin recipe that I can use. Very nice article on how to make pumpkin donuts. 5 stars - thanks!

[sonni57]

on 11/1/2009 Pumpkin donuts sound great thanks for the good recipe.