Alton Brown's Yeast Doughnuts

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Good old a.b. Sure does know his way around the kitchen! Here's a great recipe from good eats i thought i'd post. We're making these right now and i cannot wait to eat some! You will need a kitchen scale for this, as you have to weigh the flour. Cooking time includes time to rise.

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Steps

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Place the milk in a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat just until warm enough to melt the shortening.

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Place the shortening in a bowl and pour warmed milk over.

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Set aside.

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In a small bowl , sprinkle the yeast over the warm water and let dissolve for 5 minutes.

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After 5 minutes , pour the yeast mixture into the large bowl of a stand mixer and add the milk and shortening mixture , first making sure the milk and shortening mixture has cooled to lukewarm.

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Add the eggs , sugar , salt , nutmeg , and half of the flour.

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Using the paddle attachment , combine the ingredients on low speed until flour is incorporated and then turn the speed up to medium and beat until well combined.

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Add the remaining flour , combining on low speed at first , and then increase the speed to medium and beat well.

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Change to the dough hook attachment of the mixer and beat on medium speed until the dough pulls away from the bowl and becomes smooth , approximately 3 to 4 minutes.

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Transfer to a well-oiled .

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Ingredients

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milk, vegetable shortening, instant yeast, warm water, eggs, sugar, salt, nutmeg, all-purpose flour, peanut oil