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Frosted Pumpkin Doughnuts

SUBMITTED BY: Connie Simon

"'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.'"

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PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	30 Min
READY IN	50 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 cup canned or cooked 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 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon evaporated milk
1 teaspoon grated orange peel

DIRECTIONS

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar and butter. Add pumpkin and lemon juice; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; 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 2-1/2-in. doughnut cutter. In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375 degrees F. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden, about 3 minutes; turn once with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels. Combine frosting ingredients; spread over cooled doughnuts.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on mar. 23, 2007 by librarylady

Oh. My. These were wonderful! They make a lot though, so I froze half and they thaw... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 17, 2008 by bakermom

This was my first attempt at homemade donuts. These were quite tastey, but they were hard to... MORE

Reviewed on oct. 31, 2007 by tribe

I did not care for these. I was hoping they would be like the pumpkin donuts found at an apple... MORE

Reviewed on sep. 23, 2007 by Zap

These were nice. Less than spectacular but good with tea. I found them rather dry. I followed... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 12, 2007 by KiWi

These were very easy and delicious, even for my non-pumpkin eating family. I made the mistake... MORE