""What could be better to celebrate America than doughnuts! These light and fluffy ricotta doughnuts are so easy to make and are beyond delicious. I paired them with a fresh cherry sauce, since cherries here in Washington are at their peak in early July. Yum!"..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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Vegetable oil for frying
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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Confectioners' sugar
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1/4 cup superfine sugar
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2 cups fresh or frozen cherries, pitted, for the Cherry Sauce
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1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
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2 tablespoons sugar (or to taste), for the Cherry Sauce
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3 eggs
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juice and zest of 1/2 lemon, for the Cherry Sauce
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8 ounces ricotta cheese
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1 vanilla (optional), for the Cherry Sauce
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract