Pear Butter or Apple Butter Doughnuts
By
Brenda Newton
@Bigfig
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I made some pear butter this year for the first time and had found this apple butter doughnut recipe so thought I would try it with the pear butter. Use your holdiday cookie cutters to add a little seasonal flair to them. To give credit to the person this recipe came from was Mary June Donavan in Clinton Mass. Thanks Mary June for a wonderful recipe I got to adapt with my homemade pear butter.
Ingredients
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2 Tbspbutter softened
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1 csugar
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2eggs
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2 tspvanilla extract
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4 1/2 call purpose flour
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2 tspbaking powder
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 tspsalt
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1/2 tspground cinnamon
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1/2 cevaporated milk
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1 Tbsporange juice or lemon juice
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1 cpear or apple butter (this can be store bought)
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·oil for deep fat frying
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1/2 tspground nutmeg
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BROWNED BUTTER ICING
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1/4 cbutter, cubed
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2 1/2 cpowdered sugar (have extra on hand in case it gets to runny)
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1/4 cevaporated milk (i have used regular milk it just may need more powdered sugar)
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1/2 tspvanilla extract or orange if you used orange juice above
How to Make Pear Butter or Apple Butter Doughnuts
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg. Beat in vanilla.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Combine evaporated milk and juice; let stand 1 minute. Stir in pear or apple butter. Add flour mixture, beating well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead 5-6 times. Roll to 1/4" thickness. Cut with a floured cookie or doughnut cutter.
- In an deep skillet or deep fryer heat oil to 375 and fry doughnuts a few at a time until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
- In a small heavy saucepan, cook butter over medium heat until golden brown. Roughly 5 minutes. Pour into a small bowl and beat in the confectioners' sugar, milk and extract. Frost doughnuts. You can add food coloring for seasonal shapes and sprinkle with favorite sprinkles. Enjoy!
About Pear Butter or Apple Butter Doughnuts
Course/Dish: Other Desserts
