a compact table - top automatic doughnut making machine for use at lunch counters , in - store bakery counters , small bakeries , and the like , where freshly cooked doughnuts are sold in moderately large volume . the machine is particularly adaptable to varying volume requirements , being adjustable to produce from about 5 dozen to 100 dozen doughnuts per hour . the machine includes a generally rectangular compact tank for containing the cooking fat or oil which is heated by automatic thermostatically controlled means . a removable insert in the tanks defines a circuitous path along which the doughnuts flow in the course of being cooked . a removable dough extruding unit is mounted over one end of the tank to form and drop rings of raw dough into the oil . the dough is moved along the surface of the cooking oil by a propulsion pump inducing a circulating flow of oil as the doughnut is first cooked on one side , turned over automatically , cooked on the other side and discharged from the machine . the machine can be readily disassembled for easy cleaning .