Spiced Sugar Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 well beaten eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tablespoon cinnamon

Method

1. 1

   Cream shortening and sugar, add beaten eggs.

2. 2

   Sift flour, nutmeg, salt, and baking powder.

3. 3

   Add alternately with milk to the mixture.

4. 4

   Roll ½ inch thick, cut with doughnut cutter, fry in deep fat (375°F) until brown.

5. 5

   Drain and shake in sugar and cinnamon mixture.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle cook book (1948) by Central Methodist Church (Spencer, N.C.). Gertrude Bobbitt Circle, page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SPICED SUGAR DOUGHNUTS Cream 3 tablespoons shortening, add 1 cup sugar. Add 2 well beaten eggs. Sift 4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 teasoon salt, 4 teaspoon baking powder, Add alternately with 1 cup milk to first mixture. Add just enough more flour to make a soft dough. Roll Yz inch thick on floured board. Cut with doughnut cutter, fry in 11 deep fat (375 deg.) until brown, turning once. Drain while still warm, shake in paper bag holding mixture of % cup sugar, and 2 tablespoon cinnamon, until doughnuts are well coated. Makes two dozen. Mrs. Milton Gosney GREEN CORN OR CANNED CORN FRITTERS Sift before measuring: 1V2 cups flour. Reeift with % teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoon sugar Put in mixing bowl 2 well beaten eggs, V2 CUP evaporated milk, 2 cups corn. Add flour mixture quickly but thoroughly. Fry until brown in hot fat. Drain on brown paper. Mrs. Luther French CHEESE STRAWS 1 cup grated cheese 1 cup flour Butter size of large egg Dash of cayenne pepper y2 teaspoon baking powder Work flour and butter together, then add cheese. Add a little water to make dough so you can handle and roll easily. Mrs. C. W. Smith CHEESE BISCUITS 1 cup of grated cheese, 1 cup of flour, pinch of red ground pep- per, and a pinch of baking powder, enough melted butter to mix. Roll thin, cut round or in long sticks. Bake in hot oven 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Mrs. Geo. Peeler CHEESE BISCUITS 1 It) cheese % lb butter 1 lb flour Cayenne pepper to taste 1 teaspoon salt

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