Cook Up Some Donuts for Halloween

Donuts are a fried food. There’s no two ways about it.
Fried foods get their bad wrap from being greasy and soggy.

Here’s how to keep your donuts crispy and light.

1. Use an oil that can stand up to high heat. The higher the heat of the oil, the crisper and less greasy the donut. Canola oil, white vegetable shortening and peanut oil all have high smoke points so they are good for deep frying. Never deep fry in olive oil.

2. Use tongs to turn donuts – never a fork. A fork will pierce the donuts causing them to absorb cooking oil.

3. Drain donuts on a rack – not on paper towels.
Paper towels absorb grease but hold it next to the food instead of draining it away. Crispy donuts get soggy and greasy. A cooling rack (like the kind you use to cool cakes) over a cookie sheet works great. Saves on expensive paper towels, too!