Name: Pumpkin Doughnuts with Powdered Sugar Glaze and Spiced Sugar Doughnut Holes
Yield: Makes about 24 doughnuts and 24 doughnut holes
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 large egg; 2 large egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk; 1 cup canned pure pumpkin; Canola oil (for deep-frying); 2 cups powdered sugar; Whipping cream

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Pumpkin Doughnuts with Powdered Sugar Glaze and Spiced Sugar Doughnut HolesPornchai Mittongtare

Use a clip-on deep-fry thermometer to gauge the oil temperature when frying these doughnuts: too low and they'll absorb oil, turning leaden and soggy; too high and they'll burn before the insides are cooked through.

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