A Heart-shaped Doughnut for Valentines Day

Spread the love this Valentine’s day and treat that someone special to breakfast in bed.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 TBSP sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • vegetable oil
  • confectioners sugar

Instructions

  • In a heavy saucepan, combine water, butter and sugar and bring to a boil.
  • Add flour and cook, whisking constantly for 3 minutes.
  • Remove from heat. Cool.
  • Spoon mix into a bowl.
  • Add eggs, beating at medium speed with an electric mixer.
  • Turn dough out onto floured surface.
  • Roll to 1/8 inch thickness and cut into 1 inch squares (or any shape you’d like (I did hearts) though cooking time varies with size.)
  • In a Dutch oven (or on stove top) pour oil to a depth of 1/2 inch.
  • Heat tp 375 degrees.
  • Fry 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Drain on cooling racks lined with paper towels.
  • Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.