DONUTS SPANISH RECIPES

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, combine butter and water. Bring to a boil; add salt and remove from heat.
• Add flour all at once; beat with wooden spoon.
• Return to heat; beat with wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool.
• Beat in an egg at a time. Add vanilla and continue beating until mixture is satiny.
• Press mixture through fluted tip pastry bag or cookie press, 1/2-inch wide opening. With wet scissors, cut into 2-inch strips as it drops in fat heated to 350*F. Fry for 2 minutes on each side. Do a few at a time.
• Drain; roll in cinnamon sugar mixture.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a deep pan and add rind of 2 lemons.
• Cook until browned.
• Place aniseeds in a small sieve and fry in the same oil.
• Set aside and drain.
• Allow oil to cool.
• Whisk eggs until creamy and fluffy.
• Slowly add sugar, lemon rind and aniseeds, liquor.
• Take four tablespoons of the oil used to fry lemon rind and aniseeds and add to mixture.
• Add flour and baking powder bit by bit, mixing well each time to make a dough.
• Knead dough on a floured surface and make donut shapes by taking a large spoonful of dough and rolling it between hands and joining well to make donut shape.
• Heat the oil again and fry doughnuts until browned.
• Drain and roll in sugar.
• Allow to cool before storing in an airtight container.