Raised Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 1 package yeast: 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 1/2 cup undiluted evaporated milk: 1/4 cup fat.
• 3/4 cup sugar: 3 eggs: 2 1/2 teas. salt.
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 5 cups sifted flour.

Directions

1. Dissolve yeast in water in large bowl:
2. Melt shortening in small pan.
3. Add milk and heat to lukewarm.
4. Add. sugar + eggs; beat lightly; Add salt + nutmeg;
5. Gradually beat-in flour to make soft dough.
6. Cover and let rise until doubled. knead 5 Minutes
7. Roll out 1/2 in thick and cut with doughnut cutter. Let rise until doubled.
8. Fry in deep fat (hot) until Brown on both sides.

Timing

• rise until doubled; knead 5 Minutes; rise until doubled

Temperature

• lukewarm water; milk heated to lukewarm; hot deep fat; Brown on both sides

Equipment

• large bowl; small pan; doughnut cutter; deep-fat frying vessel

Arwilda’s edits

Arwilda’s note: Changed “Unreadable earlier flour quantity crossed out before 5 cups sifted flour.” to “About crossed out before 5 cups sifted flour.”. Preserve the readable original qualifier ‘About’ and the final intended quantity of 5 cups.