Applesauce Doughnuts

Ingredients:

Oil for frying

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup white sugar

1/4 firmly light brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/4 milk

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

• Heat oil in deep fryer 
• Sift together flour,baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt onto piece of waxed paper.
• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer at medium speed to beat together sugar, brown sugar and eggs until fluffy. Beat in 2 tablespoon oil. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture, alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients until well blended. Stir in applesauce and vanilla. 
• Carefully drop batter by level tablespoons, 3 or 4 at a time into hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pan or oil may overflow. Fry, turning once with tongs for 3 minutes or until golden. Transfer with tongs to paper towelling to drain. Cool completely. Dust with icing sugar after that.