Deep Fried Donut Holes

Ingredients:

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together.
2. Separate the eggs; add the egg yolks to one bowl and the egg whites to another bowl.
3. In the same bowl as the egg yolks, add the sugar, ¼ cup water, melted butter, and vanilla. Stir to combine.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
5. Use a hand mixer to beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Then, fold into the batter.
6. Add 2-3 inches of canola oil to a large pot or dutch oven. Heat the oil to 375 degrees F. Use a cookie scoop to drop small scoops of the batter into the hot oil (about 4-5 scoops at a time). Fry until golden brown, about 4-5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove the donuts and transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Repeat until all the batter has been used. You will have enough batter for about 15 donuts.
7. ***Helpful Hint: dip the cookie scoop in water between each scoop. This will help the batter slide out and not stick to the scoop. You will have more evenly shaped donuts.
8. Combine about ½ cups sugar with ½ tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Roll the donuts in the mixture to make cinnamon sugar-coated donuts. Or, sprinkle powdered sugar over the top of the donuts.
9. Serve warm.