What do you know about doughgots? Not doughNUTS, but doughGOTS...?!
Years ago i read sometihng in a cowboy book about how they would fry pieces of dough on the campfire. i think they might have called them something else or had a different spelling...I don't recall. Any info anyone can give me about doughgots would be appreciated. Does anyone remember their grandma's or moms making these? Does anyone have a recipe?
Answers: My grandma used to make them. They were basically fried hunks of dough. She'd make so many of them and we'd eat them with butter and jam while they were still hot. They were big, round fried pieces of dough and man were they ever good! It's been many years since my grandma died and the recipe wasn't in her recipe box. I'd like to make them for my grandpa this Christmas.
Years ago i read sometihng in a cowboy book about how they would fry pieces of dough on the campfire. i think they might have called them something else or had a different spelling...I don't recall. Any info anyone can give me about doughgots would be appreciated. Does anyone remember their grandma's or moms making these? Does anyone have a recipe?
What you need to recreate this recipe, is some sort of a kneaded biscuit dough. If you're in a hurry, you could buy some biscuit dough, flatten out the rounds with your hands or a rolling pin, and fry them. They would taste pretty good.
Based on your description, you should look into what is known in the southwest as Indian Fry Bread (sometimes called Navajo Fry Bread). In fact, upon thinking about it, I think a good recipe for IFB is going to be the closest to what your grandma made. In the southwest, people make these fried dough rounds into giant tacos, which is another great way of eating it.
Here's a recipe:
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. shortening or lard
1 tsp. salt
3/4 c. milk, room temperature or slightly warmer
Oil for frying
Mix together dry ingredients. Cut in shortening until well mixed in. all but lard and water. Add milk and mix until soft dough forms. Knead until smooth and springy in texture. Make into 12 balls. Set aside for 30 to 45 minutes. On a lightly floured board roll each ball into a 4 inch circle. Poke a hole in center. Fry in oil at 365 degrees until lightly browned, turning once.
i use flaky buisct n ball m up n deepfry m n shake in sugar bag. my dad said they taste like d.nuts like when he was little.
Malazadas (Portuguese Doughnuts)
Prep time does not include time to set aside. Cook time is estimated as recipe did not provide cook time.
60 servings 5 dozen 1? hours 20 min prep
1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup water
1 1/3 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/3 cups water
2 lbs flour
1/3 cup melted butter
1/3 cup sugar
8 eggs, slightly beaten
oil
Dissolve yeast in the 1/3 cup warm water and 1 tsp sugar.
Set aside until ingredients are dissolved.
Measure flour, sugar and salt into a large bowl.
Mix cream and water together, and add to dry ingredients.
Then add the melted butter and the beaten eggs.
Add the dissolved yeast mixture and stir well to form soft dough.
Cover and put in a warm place, allowing to stand until double in size; this will take approximately 1 1/2 hours.
Drop by spoonfuls into deep hot oil, and fry until light brown.
Remove and drain on a rack with absorbent paper towel.
Coat with sugar.
Note:
to shorten this recipe buy already made dough from your baker or bakery section of your grocercy store.
Portuguese Donuts Recipe
Ingredients:
3 cups of flour
1 yeast cake
3 tbsp. of sugar
1 stick of butter
1/2 tsp. of salt
9 eggs
Directions:
Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of lukewarm water.
Beat the eggs well, add the sugar, beat well, add the dissolved yeast.
Mix in the 3 cups of flour, mix until you get a soft dough.
Melt the butter let it cool until lukewarm, pour this into the dough, blend together well and
set in a warm place to rise until double in size.
Heat one cup of oil over low heat.
Use a saucer of milk to dip your hands.
Take dough ( 1 tbsp.) in your hand stretch it until it is round and thin.
Drop it in the oil, turn to brown on both sides.
Coat each one with sugar while they are still warm.
hope this helped. enjoy.
EASY HOMEMADE DONUTS
2 cans buttermilk biscuits
Oil for deep frying
Confectioners' sugar or granulated sugar
Preheat oil in deep fryer or electric frying pan to 350 degrees F.
Cut biscuits in half. Drop a few at a time into hot oil until lightly browned (turn to brown both sides). Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.Roll in sugar if desired or eat with syrup.
I suspect the name is a regional one. What you describe is in fact a type of doughnut or doughball. In Spanish they're called sopapillas. One way to enjoy them is to break off a small piece and pour in a teaspoon of honey. Some chocolate syrup like you put on ice cream works good, too. Warm it up a bit first. And jam? You've probably had 'em with strawberry jam. Try 'em with apple butter, or apricot or peach preserves. Or blueberry jam.