Doughnuts, No. 1

Ingredients

• 2 to 4 tablespoons shortening
• ? cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 4 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoon Pure Gold nutmeg
• about 4 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons Blue Ribbon baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter, add sugar, then well-beaten eggs.

2. 2

   Measure and sift together 3 cups flour, and other dry ingredients.

3. 3

   Add alternately with milk to first mixture.

4. 4

   Add more flour to make a dough that is just stiff enough to handle easily.

5. 5

   Turn on floured board, press lightly with floured hands to 0.5 inch thickness.

6. 6

   Cut in rings, twists, or balls and fry.

7. 7

   As doughnuts come to the top, turn at once, and keep turning frequently.

8. 8

   They will cook in about 2 minutes.

9. 9

   When cool, roll in powdered sugar.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Blue Ribbon and Pure Gold cook book (1905) by Blue Ribbon Manufacturing Company, page 43. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Doughnuts, No. 1—2 to 4 tablespoons shortening, ? cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, 4 teaspoon salt, 3 teaspoon Pure Gold nutmeg, about 4 cups flour, 4 teaspoons Blue Ribbon baking powder

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