Old Fashion Donuts
Ingredients
2 ½ cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs, beaten
1 tbsp soften shortening
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup milk
Sift together all dry
ingredients. Beat eggs, then add
shortening, vanilla and milk. Beat
together for 30 seconds. Add dry
ingredients, beat until smooth.
Brush donut maker with
light coating of vegetable oil and fill with batter.
Deep fry at 365 degrees in
melting shortening. Turn down to brown
evenly, approximately 1 minute per side.
Drain on paper towel.
Makes about 2 dozen
donuts.
Donuts
Servings
2 dozen
1
cup sugar
1 3⁄4 teaspoons nutmeg
1 1⁄4 teaspoons salt
3⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 1⁄2 teaspoons baking
powder
2
tablespoons liquid shortening (or vegetable oil)
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
2
eggs, beaten
1
cup milk
3
cups flour
Mix sugar, spices, salt,
and baking powder.
Add shortening and
vanilla, mix.
Add eggs, mix.
Add milk and flour, mix.
Drop into hot oil using
donut dropper. (if mixture is too thick mix in a bit of milk-too thin a bit of
flour).
Fry in oil turning when
first crack appears. -be careful not to crowd.
Remove and place on either a drying rack or brown paper bag to drain oil.