Raised Doughnuts

Ingredients

• one cup of milk
• one-quarter of a yeast cake
• one-quarter of a cup of lukewarm water
• one teaspoon salt
• one-third of a cup of shortening
• one cup light brown sugar
• two eggs well beaten
• one-half nutmeg grated
• enough flour to make a stiff dough

Method

1. 1

   Scald milk, then add dissolved yeast, salt, and enough flour to make a stiff batter.

2. 2

   Let rise overnight.

3. 3

   In the morning, add shortening, brown sugar, eggs, nutmeg, and enough flour to make a stiff dough.

4. 4

   Let rise again, shape, and fry in deep fat.

5. 5

   Drain on brown paper and cool, then roll in powdered sugar.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus (1911) by Rufus Estes, page 69. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

RAISED DOUGHNUTS— Scald one cup of milk. When lukewarm add one-quarter of a yeast cake dissolved in one- quarter of a cup of lukewarm water, one teaspoon 'salt and flour enough to make a stiff batter. Let it rise over night. In the morning add one-third of a cup of shortening (butter and lard mixed), one cup light brown sugar, two eggs well beaten, one- half nutmeg grated and enough flour to make a stiff dough

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