Carrot Doughnuts

Carrot Doughnuts 

From Mom Seibert

  Mom use to make these when we were kids.  Haven't made them in years, but remember them being yummy!                                                                                                                                              

3 ½ cups flour, unsifted                                            1 cup sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder                                     2 eggs

2 teaspoons cinnamon                                             1/3 cup milk

1 teaspoon soda                                                      1 c finely shredded carrots (or coarsely grated)

¾ teaspoon each salt, nutmeg, cloves                      1 teaspoon orange peel

2 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened              1/3 cup walnuts

Combine 1 ½ cups flour with dry ingredients.  Set aside.  In large bowl with electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until evenly blended.  Add eggs 1 at a time beating after ech until light and fluffy.  With mixer at medium, add flour mixture alternating with milk; mix just until blended.  Stir in carrots, orange peel and 1 ½ cups more of flour – just until blended.  Turn soft dough out on a cloth or floured board and pat or roll to ½ inch.  Cut with 3 inch cutter.  Heat oil to 375°.  Lower 2 or 3 doughnuts at a time and as they rise to surface, turn them.  Cook, turning until browned on both sides (about 3 minutes.  Drain on paper towels.  Set doughnuts on rack over baking sheet.  Spoon 2 teaspoon glaze over each.  Sprinkle with walnuts.

GLAZE:   2 cups unsifted powdered sugar                              3 tablespoon orange juice

                3 tablespoon grated carrots                                     ½ teaspoon vanilla

Stir until smooth