Doughnuts (Sour Milk)

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 quart flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup sour milk or cream
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1/4 teaspoon Bee Brand cinnamon
• vanilla or nutmeg

Method

1. 1

   Put the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and sugar into a bowl.

2. 2

   Dissolve the soda in one tablespoonful of hot water.

3. 3

   Add to the sour milk and then add the melted lard.

4. 4

   Beat the eggs until light and add to the milk.

5. 5

   Add the wet ingredients to the dry.

6. 6

   Roll out to one-fourth inch thickness, cut, and fry in deep fat.

7. 7

   Do not put in more than five doughnuts at a time or the fat will be cooled too greatly.

8. 8

   Let the fat re-heat between fryings.

9. 9

   Turn the doughnuts while frying; drain on plain paper.

10. 10

    Makes three dozen doughnuts.

11. 11

    Sweet milk may be used in place of sour milk by using two teaspoons baking powder in place of soda.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Central cook book (1924) by N.C.). Circle Number Three Central Methodist Church (Raleigh, page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Doughnuts (Sour Milk) 2 eggs. 1 quart flour. 1 cup sugar. 1 cup sour milk or cream. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 teaspoon salt. 1 tablespoon melted butter. Season to taste, using Bee Brand 14 teaspoon Bee Brand cinnamon vanilla or nutmeg

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