Donut Holes

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1  egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup sugar (for the topping) (optional)
• 3 tbsp cinnamon (for the topping) (optional)
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar (for the topping) (optional)

Directions

1. 1In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Add in milk, egg, and melted butter, and mix until well combined.
2. 2Fill a large skillet or medium pot with vegetable oil, about 2 inches deep. Using a fry thermometer, heat oil to about 375 degrees F. Make sure it stays around that temperature each time you fry the dough.
3. 3Place cinnamon-sugar (mixed together) and confectioners sugar toppings in two separate small bowls. Set out several stacked paper towels next to the stove for drying the doughnut holes, along with a cooling rack with parchment paper underneath.
4. 4When oil is ready, place about 5-6 teaspoonfuls of dough at a time in the oil and fry on each side for about 1 minute (2 minutes total). Remove from the oil and place on paper towel to soak up excess oil. Then, using a fork, roll doughnut in either the confectioners sugar or cinnamon-sugar mixture. Then place on cooling rack to cool slightly before serving warm