Gert's Old Fashion Doughnuts
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
20 Doughnuts
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 3⁄4 cups flour
directions
- Cream 1 tablespoon shortening and 1/2 cup sugar. Beat t2 eggs into mixture and then add remaining sugar and the milk.
- Sift together nutmeg, baking powder and salt to three cups flour. Mix thoroughly.
- Add to first mixture with remaining 3/4 cup flour to make a soft dough.
- Roll into 1/3 inch thickness. Shape with doughnut cutter.
- Fry in deep fat (350 - 370 F) for 3 minutes, turning as soon as they are browned on the underside.
- Move doughnuts to a sheet paper towel and let stand.
- OPTION: Drop hot doughnut onto a plate of sugar, lightly tap off excess then place on paper towl, sugar side up.
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