Gingerbread donuts are spicy and sweet cake donuts with a tangy lemon glaze. Wonderful with coffee, tea, or a glass of cold milk. If you prefer not to fry you can bake the donuts at 350F for 20 minutes.
Gingerbread Donuts
2 Combine all the donut ingredients except flour mixture and stir well.
3 Add just enough flour to make a soft dough, it should leave the sides of the bowl and be JUST firm enough to shape.
4 Roll out lightly on a floured counter (well floured, this is sticky dough) and cut with a doughnut cutter.
5 Fry in deep, hot oil (360F) turning once.
6 Drain on paper towel or brown paper bags.
7 Repeat with all of the dough, and then fry the doughnut holes.
Lemon Glaze
10 Mix all of the glaze ingredients together until smooth.
11 Glaze doughnuts while warm.
To Bake
14 Preheat oven to 350F.
15 Shape the donuts and lay them on a well greased cookie sheet or in a donut pan.
16 Bake for 20 minutes, or until done.
