Orange Drop Doughnuts

Name: Orange Drop Doughnuts
Yield: Makes 24 to 30
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, sugar; 1 teaspoon, grated orange zest; 2 quarts, vegetable oil (more or less as needed); 2 cups, all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 2 , large eggs; 1/2 cup, sugar; 1 tablespoon, grated orange zest; 1/2 cup, orange juice; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2005

These old-fashioned "drop and fry" doughnuts couldn't be easier, but making them lighter and rich with orange flavor was a challenge.

SERVES Makes 24 to 30

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