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Chocolate Donuts

3 1/4 cups flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 ounce unsweetend chocolate, melted
2/3 cup milk
Vegetable oil for frying

In a deep frying pan or kettle, pour in enough vegetable oil so that it's 3 to 4 inches deep. Heat the oil to 375 degrees F. (Use a cooking thermometer to be accurate.)

Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and set aside. In a large mixing bowl combine the eggs, sugar and vanilla and beat until thick and lemon colored. Add melted butter and melted chocolate. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to egg mixture, beating just until blended after each addition. Cover dough and chill 2 hours.

On a lightly floured surface roll dough to about 1/2-inch thickness and cut shapes with donut cutter. Fry 2-3 minutes, turning once. Drain on paper towels and cool. Make sure oil temparatue is back at 375 degrees before cooking next batch of donuts.

Serve plain or frost with chocolate icing.

Icing
1 1/2 ounces of unsweetened chocolate
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
boiling water

Melt chocolate with butter and cool. Stir in powdered sugar, vanilla and enough boiling water to make a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled donuts.

Makes about 16-18 donuts, depending on size of donut cutter.

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