Frosted Pumpkin Doughnuts

Name: Frosted Pumpkin Doughnuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: about 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 cup canned pumpkin; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup evaporated milk; Oil for deep-fat frying; FROSTING:; 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice; 1 tablespoon evaporated milk; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest

"Our three children grew pumpkins to sell," explains Connie Simon of Reed City, Michigan. "During harvest, it was time to make these scrumptious doughnuts. The orange frosting is super."

Ingredients

2 large eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup evaporated milk
Oil for deep-fat frying
FROSTING:
3 cups confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon evaporated milk
1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Directions

In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and butter until smooth. Beat in pumpkin and lemon juice. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; gradually add to pumpkin mixture alternately with milk. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 5-6 times. Roll to 3/8-in. thickness. Cut with a lightly floured 2-1/2-in. doughnut cutter.
In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Combine frosting ingredients; dip tops of warm doughnuts into frosting.

Nutrition Facts

1 doughnut: 184 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 111mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Originally published as Frosted Pumpkin Doughnuts in Taste of Home October/November 1999

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lildementedchef

Sep 13, 2012

the orage overpowered the pumpkin but they were awesome i would suggest the zest or the juice not both and with the holes in the middle we made sugar holes which were awwesome:PPPP
pollieanne

Sep 15, 2011

Total waste of ingredients. These doughnuts were disgusting. Threw the recipe in the trash along with half of the batter.
anonymous

Jan 3, 2008

I made these this morning and they are very good. I was looking for a donught that stayed soft after the first day and I found it!Susie