Donuts Receipe

Ingredients for Donuts

• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups flour
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• Powdered sugar

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Instructions

1. Cream shortening and sugar.
2. Add the beaten egg.
3. Stir in the milk.
4. Add the nutmeg, salt, flour and baking powder.
5. Make a dough stiff enough to be rolled.
6. Roll out on floured pastry board to a thickness of about 1/4 inch.
7. Cut out with doughnut cutter.
8. Fry in deep hot fat.
9. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.