Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 1 C. sour milk
• 1 egg
• 2 T. melted lard
• V2 t. ginger
• 1 t. soda
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1 C. sugar
• Pastry flour to form soft

Method

1. 1

   Add beaten egg to sugar, add sour milk, then add flour sifted with soda, salt and ginger.

2. 2

   Add lard and flour enough to roll.

3. 3

   Roll 1/2 inch thick, shape with doughnut cutter.

4. 4

   Fry in deep fat, 5 min.

5. 5

   Turn when dough begins to crack.

6. 6

   Drain on brown paper.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Worcester domestic science school's one year course laboratory cook book (1914) by Worcester domestic science school, Worcester, Mass., page 113. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DOUGHNUTS. 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 4 cups pastry flour 2 t. cream tartar 1 t. soda 1 t. salt % t. nutmeg or ginger 1 cup milk 1 t. butter or lard Mix flour, cream tartar, soda, salt and nutmeg, reserving 1 cup flour. Beat eggs well, add sugar, alternately add flour and milk, add melted butter or lard, beat well. Add last cup flour, or portion, as needed, and beat thoroughly. Boll out only portion at a time % iuch thick. Cut and fry in deep fat. The amount of flour varies slightly with the brand. BANANA FKITTEBS. 1 C. flour 1 egg yolk 1 t. baking powder 1 egg white % t. salt 1/2 t. melted butter 1/2 C. milk 216 THE WORCESTER DOMESTIC SCIENCE SCHOOL. Sift dry ingredients, add milk slowly, yolk of eggs beaten well, white of egg beaten stiff, and melted butter. Keinove skins from banan- as, cut in half lengthwise, then in half crosswise. Dip in batter and fry in deep fat. Serve with lemon or orange sauce. MOLASSES COOKIES. 1 C. molasses 1 tsp. soda % C. butter and lard mixed 2 T. warm milk 2!/2 C. bread Hour 1 T. ginger Heat molasses to boiling point, add shortening which has been melted, ginger, soda dissolved in warm milk, and the flour. Chill thoroughly. Toss 14 mixture on floured board, roll y8 inch thick, shape and place in buttered pan, bake in moderate oven until browned. DOUGHNUTS. 1 C. sour milk 1 egg 2 T. melted lard V2 t. ginger 1 t. soda Pastry flour to form soft 1/2 t. salt roll about 3 C. 1 C. sugar

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