Ingredients
- 1 oz. yeast cake
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 1 pint scalded milk
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 5 cups flour
- 1 egg
Directions
Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water. Pour scalded milk over shortening, sugar, and salt. Cook to lukewarm, add dissolved yeast to cake, flour and beaten egg. Let rise in warm place to double in bulk. Roll on floured board and cut with donut cutter, or cut in strips and twist. Let stand until nearly doubled in bulk. Fry in deep fat, drain on brown paper. Makes 36 donuts.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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